The effect of phosphate status on the kinetics of cyanophage infection in the oceanic cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. WH7803

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 506-516

  Wilson, William H ^a   Carr, Noel G ^a   Mann, Nicholas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanomyoviridae; cyanophage; cynobacteria; lysogeny; nutrients; phosph ate; Synecho coccus

Indexed keywords

SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0029837291     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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