Viruses and nutrient cycles in the sea

BioScience

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 781-788

  Wilhelm, Steven W ^a   Suttle, Curtis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0032858844     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313569     Document Type: Article

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