Contribution of photosynthetic sulfur bacteria to the alkaline phosphatase activity in anoxic aquatic ecosystems

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-22

  Baneras L ^a   Rodriguez Gonzalez, J ^a   Garcia Gil, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Anoxic ecosystems Meromictic lakes; Chlorobium spp.; Chromatium minus; Phosphate deficiency

Indexed keywords

CHLOROBIUM LIMICOLA; CHLOROBIUM PHAEOBACTEROIDES; CHROMATIUM MINUS;

EID: 0344631715     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame018015     Document Type: Article

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