Bacterial contributions to formation of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and seasonal trends in coastal waters of Sagami Bay, Japan

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Sugimoto, Kugako ^a   Fukuda, Hideki ^a   Baki, Mohammad Abdul ^b   Koike, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcian blue; Bacteria; Particle morphology; TEP; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33847158373     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame046031     Document Type: Article

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