Bacterial community composition in biofilms on leaves in a northeastern Ohio stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 677-685

  McNamara, Christopher J ^a,b   Leff, Laura G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Maple leaf; Proteobacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LITTERFALL;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACER; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 9644268012     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2004)023<0677:BCCIBO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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