Phosphorus and carbohydrate limitation of fecal coliform and fecal enterococcus within tidal creek sediments

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 636, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 401-412

  Toothman, Byron R ^a   Cahoon, Lawrence B ^a   Mallin, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Fecal bacteria; Microbial contamination; Phosphorus; Sediment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 84891628362     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9969-4     Document Type: Article

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