The accumulation and release of polysaccharides by planktonic cells and the subsequent bacterial response during a controlled experiment

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 351-363

  Fajon, Céline ^a   Cauwet, Gustave ^a   Lebaron, Philippe ^a   Terzic, Senka ^b   Ahel, Marijan ^b   Malej, Alenka ^c   Mozetic, Patricija ^c   Turk, Valentina ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bacterial activity; Dissolved organic matter; Excretion; Microcosm; Nutrient; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEA WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; DIATOM; EXCRETION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032811480     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(99)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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