The marine picoplankter Synechococcus sp. WH 7803 exhibits an adaptive response to restricted iron availability

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 69-76

  Chadd, Helen E ^a   Joint, Ian R ^b   Mann, Nicholas H ^a   Carr, Noel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterium; Iron; Marine; Phycoerythrin; Picoplankton; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; IRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; IRON METABOLISM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. WH 7803;

ACCLIMATIZATION; IRON; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030432567     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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