Evaluation of incubation-based methods for estimating virioplankton production in estuaries

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-219

  Helton, Rebekah R ^a   Cottrell, Matthew T ^b   Kirchman, David L ^b   Wommack, K Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Marine microbial ecology; Marine viruses; Viral production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 31544439601     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame041209     Document Type: Article

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