Synechococcus diversity in the California Current as seen by RNA polymerase (rpoC1) gene sequences of isolated strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4298-4303

  Toledo, Gerardo ^a   Palenik, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SEA WATER;

CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GENETICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030667721     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4298-4303.1997     Document Type: Article

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