Elemental composition of single cells of various strains of marine Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus using X-ray microanalysis

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1732-1743

  Heldal, M ^a   Scanlan, D J ^b   Norland, S ^a   Thingstad, F ^a   Mann, N H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0141844665     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.5.1732     Document Type: Article

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