Higher abundance of bacteria than of viruses in deep Mediterranean sediments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1468-1472

  Danovaro, Roberto ^a   Manini, Elena ^a   Dell'Anno, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; SEDIMENTS; VIRUSES;

VIRAL ABUNDANCE;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEAWATER; VIRUSES;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036194916     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.3.1468-1472.2002     Document Type: Article

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