Seawater microorganisms have a high affinity glycine betaine uptake system which also recognizes dimethylsulfoniopropionate

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-51

  Kiene, Ronald P ^a,b   Hoffmann Williams, Lynn P ^a,b   Walker, Joel E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; Inhibitors; Osmolytes; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002676442     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame015039     Document Type: Article

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