Degradation by bacteria of membrane and soluble protein in seawater

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-37

  Nagata, Toshi ^a   Fukuda, Rumi ^a   Koike, Isao ^a   Kogure, Kazuhiro ^a   Kirchman, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; Marine bacteria; Protein degradation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED MARINE BACTERIUM; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 0002143498     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame014029     Document Type: Article

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