Occurrence of Shewanella algae in Danish coastal water and effects of water temperature and culture conditions on its survival

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3896-3900

  Gram, Lone ^a   Bundvad, Anemone ^a   Melchiorsen, Jette ^a   Johansen, Charlotte ^b   Fonnesbech Vogel, Birte ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ALGA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENMARK; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEWANELLA; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SHEWANELLA ALGAE; UNCULTURED MARINE BACTERIUM;

EID: 0032876352     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.9.3896-3900.1999     Document Type: Article

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