Growth of marine bacteria in batch and continuous culture under carbon and nitrogen limitation

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 789-800

  Goldman, Joel C ^a   Dennett, Mark R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; GROWTH; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

EID: 0034041020     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2000.45.4.0789     Document Type: Article

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