Growth and grazing rates of bacteria groups with different apparent DNA content in the Gulf of Mexico

Marine Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1213-1225

  Jochem, F J ^a   Lavrentyev, P J ^b   First, M R ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; DNA; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; RIVER PLUME;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LAGUNA MADRE; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LAGUNA;

EID: 11144342823     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1406-7     Document Type: Article

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