Marine cyanophages and light

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2074-2082

  Clokie, Martha R J ^a   Mann, Nicholas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIGHT; LYSOGENIZATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHOTOTROPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LIGHT; LYSOGENY; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; SEAWATER;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 33750910726     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01171.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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