Lysogeny and prophage induction in coastal and offshore bacterial communities

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-225

  Weinbauer, Markus G ^a   Suttle, Curtis A ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Lysogeny; Marine viruses; Prophage; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ESTUARY; LYSOGENIZATION; MICROBIAL FUNCTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033588321     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame018217     Document Type: Article

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