High recovery of culturable bacteria from the surfaces of marine algae

Marine Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Jensen, P R ^a   Kauffman, C A ^a   Fenical, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALIMEDA COPIOSA; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA;

EID: 0029759234     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00571371     Document Type: Article

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