Seasonal patterns of abundance of viruses and bacteria in a Northeast Ohio (USA) stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-233

  Baker, Paul W ^a   Leff, Laura G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic bacteria; Sediments; Virus bacteria ratio; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT; STREAM; VIRUS;

MAHONING RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 8644285184     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0161-0225     Document Type: Article

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