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Abstract
Six common species of lake algae were found to ingest bacteria. The ingestion rates measured were of the same magnitude as those recorded for marine microflagellates totally dependent on external sources of carbon. A large biomass of Dinobryon species removed more bacteria from the water column of a lake than crustaceans, rotifers, and ciliates combined.Entities:
Year: 1986 PMID: 17776022 DOI: 10.1126/science.231.4737.493
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728