Seasonal distribution of luminous bacteria in The sediments of a tropical estuary

The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 363-368

  Ramesh, Aramandla ^a   Loganathan, Bommanna G ^a   Venugopalan, Vanniyoor K ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; LIGHT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEASON; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0024950827     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.35.363     Document Type: Article

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