Extracellular Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities of the Heterotrophic Microbial Communities of the Rouge River: An Approach to Evaluate Ecosystem Response to Urbanization

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 679-689

  Tiquia, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTERASE; GROUND WATER; PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; RIVER; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; BACTERIA; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ECOSYSTEM; ESTERASES; GROUNDWATER; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; MICHIGAN; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; RIVERS; URBANIZATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 80052910856     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9871-2     Document Type: Article

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