Light causes selection among two phycoerythrin-rich synechococcus isolates from lake constance

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-178

  Postius, Christine ^a   Kenter, Ulrich ^a   Wacker, Alexander ^a   Ernst, Anneliese ^a   Böger, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autotrophic picoplankton; Cyanobacteria; Phycoerythrin; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Synechococcus; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PHYCOERYTHRIN;

CYANOBACTERIA; LIGHT REGIME; NATURAL SELECTION; PELAGIC ZONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

EUROPE, LAKE CONSTANCE;

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031932023     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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