High degree of genetic variation in prochlorococcus (prochlorophyta) revealed by rflp analysis

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Scanlan, David J ^a   Newman, Julie ^a   Hess, Wolfgang R ^b   Partensky, Frédéric ^c   Vaulot, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

PCR amplification; Prochlorococcus; psbA; RFLP mapping

Indexed keywords

PROCHLOROCOCCUS SPP.;

EID: 0030060509     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670269600651131     Document Type: Article

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