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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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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 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-529-5 |