Exopolysaccharide production by the epipelic diatom Cylindrotheca closterium: Effects of nutrient conditions

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-27

  Staats, Natascha ^a   Stal, Lucas J ^b   Mur, Luuc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cylindrotheca closterium; Diatoms; Exopolysaccharides; Microphytobenthos; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIATOM; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN;

CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM;

EID: 0034214009     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00166-0     Document Type: Article

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