Characterisation of heterotrophic microorganisms isolated from the "Grotta Azzura" of cape palinuro (Salerno, Italy)

Marine Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Canganella, Francesco ^a   Bianconi, Giovanna ^a   Gambacorta, Agata ^b   Kato, Chiaki ^c   Uematsu, Katsuyuki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Heterotrophs; Marine ecosystems; Submarine caves; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 33846387552     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2002.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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