Pigments, size and distribution of Synechococcus spp. in the Black Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 313-326

  Uysal, Zahit ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Distribution; Epifluorescence microscopy; Flow cytometry; Pigments; Size; Synechococcus spp.

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BACTERIAL PIGMENTATION; CELL SURFACE; CELL VOLUME; CHROMATOPHORE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYCOERYTHROBILIN 2; PHYCOUROBILIN; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

BODY SIZE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUPHOTIC ZONE; PIGMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BLACK SEA;

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034071383     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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