Seasonal Depth-Related Gradients in Virioplankton: Lytic Activity and Comparison with Protistan Grazing Potential in Lake Pavin (France)

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-78

  Colombet, Jonathan ^a   Sime Ngando, Télesphore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EUKARYOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAKE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; SEASON; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ECOSYSTEM; EUKARYOTA; LAKES; PLANKTON; SEASONS; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VIRUSES;

PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 84862505294     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0032-z     Document Type: Article

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