Comparison of microbial community assays for the assessment of stream biofilm ecology

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-198

  Vinten, A J A ^a   Artz, R R E ^a   Thomas, N ^a   Potts, J M ^b   Avery, L ^a   Langan, S J ^a   Watson, H ^a   Cook, Y ^a   Taylor, C ^a   Abel, C ^a   Reid, E ^a   Singh, B K ^a,c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; M TRFLP; Microbial community analysis; Stream ecology

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; FATTY ACID; ISOPROTURON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ACNANTHES LANCEOLATA; ACNANTHES MINUTISSIMMA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; COCCINEIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FLOW RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NAVICULA; NITZCHIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STREAM (RIVER); WATER QUALITY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; RIVERS; SCOTLAND;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; LANCEOLATA; NAVICULA; NITSCHIA;

EID: 79955096331     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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