Bacterial chemotaxis and its potential role in marine dimethylsulfide production and biogeochemical sulfur cycling

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1330-1334

  Zimmer Faust, Richard K ^a   De Souza, Mark P ^b,c   Yoch, Duane C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED MARINE BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030473234     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.6.1330     Document Type: Article

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