Bacterioplankton RNA, DNA, protein content and relationships to rates of thymidine and leucine incorporation

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-95

  Jeffrey, Wade H ^a   Von Haven, Robin ^a   Hoch, Matthew P ^b,d   Coffin, Richard B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leucine incorporation; RNA:DNA ratios; Thymidine incorporation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030039040     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame010087     Document Type: Article

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