The aquatic microbial food web and occurence of predation-resistant and potentially pathogenic bacteria, such as Francisella tularensis

All natural aquatic systems harbour a vast variety of microorganisms. In the aquatic microbial food web, the larger microorganisms (i.e. protozoa) feed on the smaller microorganisms (i.e. bacteria and phytoplankton). An increase in nutrient availability results in changes of the microbial food web s...

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Main Author: Thelaus, Johanna
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2008
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1620
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