Growth characteristics of Heterosigma akashiwo virus and its possible use as a microbiological agent for red tide control

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 898-902

  Nagasaki, Keizo ^a   Tarutani, Kenji ^a   Yamaguchi, Mineo ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; RED TIDE; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; CYTOLYSIS; DIATOM; DNA VIRUS; GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION CONTROL; RED ALGA; SEA POLLUTION; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TITRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CHATTONELLA ANTIQUA; DITYLUM BRIGHTWELLII; HETEROCAPSA TRIQUETRA; HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO;

EID: 0033028006     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.3.898-902.1999     Document Type: Article

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