Distribution of the dinoflagellate parasite Parvilucifera infectans (Perkinsozoa) along the Swedish coast

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-302

  Johansson, Mona ^a   Eiler, Alexander ^a   Tranvik, Lars ^a   Bertilsson, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

18S rRNA probe; Baltic Sea; Dinoflagellate; Eukaryotic parasite; Harmful algal bloom; resund; Parvilucifera infectans; Skagerrak

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATIUM; DINOPHYCEAE; PARVILUCIFERA INFECTANS; PERKINSEA; PROROCENTRUM;

EID: 33747622545     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame043289     Document Type: Article

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