Exopolymer production by intertidal epipelic diatoms

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1578-1591

  Smith, David J ^a   Underwood, Graham J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXENIC CULTURE; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE PRODUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE RICH EXOPOLYMER; COLLOID; EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE; GLUCAN; PLANT PRODUCT; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; DIATOM; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLOSTERIUM NAVICULA; CYCLINDROTHECA; CYCLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; NAVICULA; NAVICULA PERMINUTA; NITZSCHIA SIGMA;

EID: 0031743333     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.7.1578     Document Type: Article

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