Large-scale spatial distribution of virioplankton in the adriatic sea: Testing the trophic state control hypothesis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2664-2673

  Corinaldesi, C ^a   Crevatin, E ^b   Del Negro, P ^b   Marini, M ^c   Russo, A ^a   Fonda Umani, S ^b   Danovaro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CELLS; VIRUSES;

EUTROPHIC SYSTEMS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIOPLANKTON; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; VIRIOPLANKTON; VIRUS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANKTON; SEAWATER; VIRUSES;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038221063     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.5.2664-2673.2003     Document Type: Article

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