Benthic and pelagic viral decay experiments: A model-based analysis and its applicability

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 6706-6713

  Fischer, Ulrike R ^a   Weisz, Willy ^b   Wieltschnig, Claudia ^a   Kirschner, Alexander K T ^a   Velimirov, Branko ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC VIRAL DECAY; PELAGIC VIRAL DECAY; VIRAL DECAY RATE;

VIRUSES;

VIRUS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BENTHOS; BIODEGRADATION; CURVE FITTING; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC ZONE; SEDIMENT; VIRUS; VIRUS CONCENTRATION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; VIRUSES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 8744249248     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.11.6706-6713.2004     Document Type: Article

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