Degradation and turnover of extracellular DNA in marine sediments: Ecological and methodological considerations

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 4384-4386

  Dell'Anno, Antonio ^a   Corinaldesi, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS;

MARINE SEDIMENTS; WATER COLUMN;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; SEA WATER;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3242796796     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4384-4386.2004     Document Type: Article

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