Fluorescently Labeled Bacteria as a Tracer to Reveal Novel Pathways of Organic Carbon Flow in Aquatic Ecosystems
Language English Country United States Media electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Video-Audio Media
PubMed
31566612
DOI
10.3791/59903
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Bacteria metabolism MeSH
- Eukaryota MeSH
- Water Microbiology * MeSH
- Microbiota * MeSH
- Food Chain * MeSH
- Predatory Behavior * MeSH
- Rivers MeSH
- Tetrahymena physiology MeSH
- Carbon metabolism MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Video-Audio Media MeSH
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Carbon MeSH
Elucidating trophic interactions, such as predation and its effects, is a frequent task for many researchers in ecology. The study of microbial communities has many limitations, and determining a predator, prey, and predatory rates is often difficult. Presented here is an optimized method based on the addition of fluorescently labelled prey as a tracer, which allows for reliable quantitation of the grazing rates in aquatic predatory eukaryotes and estimation of nutrient transfer to higher trophic levels.
Department of Aquatic Microbial Ecology Institute of Hydrobiology Biology Centre CAS
Department of Aquatic Microbial Ecology Institute of Hydrobiology Biology Centre CAS;
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