Large-scale parasitic infection of diatoms in the Northfrisian Wadden Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-261

  Tillmann, Urban ^a   Hesse, Karl Jürgen ^a   Tillmann, Anette ^a  

^a Forschungs Technologiezentrum W   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Guinardia flaccida; Guinardio delicatula; Northtfrisian Wadden Sea; Parasitic infection

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTIST;

WADDEN SEA;

CRYOTHECOMONAS; GUINARDIA DELICATULA; GUINARDIA FLACCIDA; PIRSONIA;

EID: 0032736274     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00029-5     Document Type: Article

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