Ecotypic variation in phosphorus-acquisition mechanisms within marine picocyanobacteria

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-269

  Moore, L R ^a   Ostrowski, M ^b   Scanlan, D J ^b   Feren, K ^a   Sweetsir, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase activity; APA; Marine cyanobacteria; Phosphorus starvation; Prochlorococcus; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS); PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 22044448898     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame039257     Document Type: Article

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