Freshwater bacteria are stoichiometrically flexible with a nutrient composition similar to seston
Although aquatic bacteria are assumed to be nutrient-rich, they out-compete other foodweb osmotrophs for nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) an apparent contradiction to resource ratio theory. This paradox could be resolved if aquatic bacteria were demonstrated to be nutrient-poor relative other portio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2010.00132/full |