Production of exopolymer particles by marine bacterioplankton under contrasting turbulence conditions

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 189, Issue , 1999, Pages 9-16

  Stoderegger, Karen E ^a   Herndl, Gerhard J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcian Blue; Bacterioplankton; Colloidal; DOM; Elzone particle counter; Exopolymer; Particle formation; Toluidine Blue; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033607568     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps189009     Document Type: Article

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