Quantification of Individual Flagellate - Bacteria Interactions within Semi-natural Biofilms

Protist

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 632-642

  Erken, Martina ^a,b,c   Farrenschon, Nicole ^b   Speckmann, Sophia ^b   Arndt, Hartmut ^b   Weitere, Markus ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Flagellates; Flow cells; Grazing rates; Video microscopy.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOFILM; EUKARYOTE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOCOMOTION; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEO MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; EUKARYOTA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KINETOPLASTIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NEOBODO DESIGNIS; RHYNCHOMONAS NASUTA;

EID: 84861332831     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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