Mycelium-like networks increase bacterial dispersal, growth, and biodegradation in a model ecosystem at various water potentials

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2902-2908

  Worrich, Anja ^a   König, Sara ^a   Miltner, Anja ^a   Banitz, Thomas ^a   Centler, Florian ^a   Frank, Karin ^a,b,c   Thullner, Martin ^a   Harms, Hauke ^a,b   Kästner, Matthias ^a   Wick, Lukas Y ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IDIV HALLE JENA LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BENZOIC ACID; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNGI; OSMOSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

AROMATIC CONTAMINANTS; BENZOATE BIODEGRADATION; BIODEGRADATION PERFORMANCE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MICROCOSM APPROACHES; POPULATION DISPERSAL; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; UNSATURATED ENVIRONMENT;

BIODEGRADATION;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROCOSM; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; WATER;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REPORTER GENE; STAINING;

BENZOATES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MYCELIUM; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STAINING AND LABELING; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84966489849     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03901-15     Document Type: Article

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