Ecology, Microbial

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 91-106

  Konopka, A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic environment; functional redundancy soil environment; limiting nutrients; metabolic versatility; microbial ecology; microbial ecosystems; microenvironment; physiological ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874588257     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00002-X     Document Type: Chapter

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