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EFFECT OF PROTOZOAN PREDATION ON RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF FAST- AND SLOW-GROWING BACTERIA
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Sinclair, J. AND M. Alexander. EFFECT OF PROTOZOAN PREDATION ON RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF FAST- AND SLOW-GROWING BACTERIA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-89/165 (NTIS PB90129503), 1989.
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Survival of six bacterial species with different growth rates was tested in raw sewage and sewage rendered free of protozoa. hen the six species were inoculated at the same densities into sewage containing protozoa, the three slow-growing species were rapidly eliminated, and two of the three fast-growing species survived in detectable numbers. We suggest that in environments with intense protozoan predation, protozoa may alter composition of bacterial communities by eliminating slow-growing bacteria.
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EFFECT OF PROTOZOAN PREDATION ON RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF FAST- AND SLOW-GROWING BACTERIA
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Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:12/31/1989
Record Last Revised:12/22/2005
Record ID:
45560