Response of heterotrophic stream biofilm communities to a gradient of resources

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-161

  Van Horn, D J ^a   Sinsabaugh, R L ^a   Takacs Vesbach, C D ^a   Mitchell, K R ^a,b   Dahm, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequences; Extracellular enzymes; Heterotrophic stream biofilm; Resource gradient

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OTUS;

EID: 79961230727     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01515     Document Type: Article

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