Bacterial Diversity in Shallow Oligotrophic Marine Benthos and Overlying Waters: Effects of Virus Infection, Containment, and Nutrient Enrichment

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 322-336

  Hewson, I ^a   Vargo, G A ^b   Fuhrman, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VIRUS;

BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICRONUTRIENTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0347447341     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-002-1067-3     Document Type: Article

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