Light dependence of [3H]leucine incorporation in the oligotrophic North Pacific ocean

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 4079-4087

  Church, Matthew J ^a,c   Ducklow, Hugh W ^a   Karl, David M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TROPICS;

LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BICARBONATE; CARBON 14; LEUCINE; TRITIUM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FRESH WATER;

LIGHT INTENSITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ECOSYSTEM; EVALUATION; INCUBATION TIME; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FRESH WATER; LEUCINE; LIGHT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 3242806181     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4079-4087.2004     Document Type: Article

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