Genetic diversity and temporal variation in the cyanophage community infecting marine Synechococcus species in Rhode Island's Coastal Waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4639-4647

  Marston, Marcia F ^a   Sallee, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; VIRUSES;

COASTAL WATERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

COASTAL WATER; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; COASTAL WATERS; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYANOPHAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; TIME; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CYANOBACTERIA; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

NEGIBACTERIA; PODOVIRIDAE; SIPHOVIRIDAE; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0043031198     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4639-4647.2003     Document Type: Article

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