Variable stoichiometry and homeostatic regulation of bacterial biomass elemental composition

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2012, Pages

  Scott, J Thad ^a,b   Cotner, James B ^a   LaPara, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotroph heterotroph; Bacteria; Carbon lability; Element ratios; Nutrient cycling; Phosphorus; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875088701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00042     Document Type: Article

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