Daily fluctuations of exopolymers in cultures of the benthic diatoms Cylindrotheca closterium and Nitzschia sp. (Bacillariophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 464-472

  De Brouwer, Jody F C ^a   Stal, Lucas J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Daily dynamics; EPS; Exopolysaccharides; Monosaccharide distribution

Indexed keywords

DIATOM;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLOSTERIUM; CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; NITZSCHIA;

EID: 0036076636     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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