Estimation of bacterial use of dissolved organic nitrogen compounds in aquatic ecosystems using Biolog plates

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Sala, M Montserrat ^a   Pinhassi, Jarone ^b   Gasol, Josep M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Bacterioplankton; Biolog; Dissolved organic nitrogen; DON; Nutrients; Substrate utilization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33644629869     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame042001     Document Type: Article

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