Morphology and LPS content for the estimation of marine bacterioplankton biomass in the Ionian Sea

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-31

  La Ferla, Rosabruna ^a   Lo Giudice, Angelina ^b   Maimone, Giovanna ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale Talassografico   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass estimation; Biovolume; Ionian Sea; Lipopolysaccharides; Marine bacterioplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MORPHOTYPE;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO;

EID: 2542590984     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n123     Document Type: Article

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