Bacterial photosynthesis in surface waters of the open ocean

Nature

Volumn 407, Issue 6801, 2000, Pages 177-179

  Kolber, Z S ^a   Van Dover, C L ^b   Niederman, R A ^a   Falkowski, P G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIOPLANKTON; OPEN OCEAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SURFACE WATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 0034648788     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35025044     Document Type: Article

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