Microbial community structure in the sea surface microlayer at two contrasting coastal sites in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-104

  Joux, Fabien ^a   Agogué, Hélène ^a   Obernosterer, Ingrid ^a   Dupuy, Christine ^b   Reinthaler, Thomas ^c   Herndl, Gerhard J ^c   Lebaron, Philippe ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Enrichment factor; Microalgae; Microbial structure; Nanoflagellates; Sea surface microlayer; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 33644628636     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame042091     Document Type: Article

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