Ecological and evolutive implications of bacterial defences against predators

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1830-1843

  Jousset, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84864390709     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02627.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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