Effects of sunlight on bacteriophage viability and structure

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1336-1341

  Wommack, K Eric ^a   Hill, Russell T ^a   Muller, Terri A ^b   Colwell, Rita R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Maryland Sea Grant Exten Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; ESTUARY; NONHUMAN; SUNLIGHT; VIRUS PARTICLE;

BACTERIOPHAGE; DIRECT COUNT; SUNLIGHT; VIABILITY; VIRUS;

USA, VIRGINIA, YORK RIVER ESTUARY;

EID: 0029661653     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1336-1341.1996     Document Type: Article

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