Particulate peptidoglycan in seawater determined by the silkworm larvae plasma (SLP) assay

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-97

  Shibata, Akira ^a   Ohwada, Kouichi ^b   Tsuchiya, Masakazu ^c   Kogure, Kazuhiro ^d  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

^c Wako Chemicals USA Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cell envelope; Cell wall; Detritus; Particulate organic matter; Peptidoglycan; Seawater; SL passay

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 33645017405     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-006-0035-9     Document Type: Article

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