Nitrogen-fixing, photosynthetic, anaerobic bacteria associated with pelagic copepods

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-113

  Proctor, Lita M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gut bacteria; Marine purple sulfur bacteria; Nitrogen fixation; Pelagic copepods

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMATIACEAE; COPEPODA;

EID: 0000563302     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame012105     Document Type: Article

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