Interpretation of nutrient-enrichment bioassays by looking at sub-populations in a marine bacterial community

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-18

  Fonnes Flaten, Gro Anita ^a   Castberg, Tonje ^b   Tanaka, Tsuneo ^a,c   Thingstad, T Frede ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioassay; DGGE; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141676474     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame033011     Document Type: Article

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