Genetic diversity in marine algal virus communities as revealed by sequence analysis of DNA polymerase genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2869-2874

  Chen, Feng ^a   Suttle, Curtis A ^b   Short, Steve M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0029762609     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.8.2869-2874.1996     Document Type: Article

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