Prochlorococcus-like populations detected by flow cytometry in the fresh and brackish waters of the Changjiang Estuary

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 643-648

  Shang, X ^a   Zhang, L H ^a   Zhang, J ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BRACKISH WATER; DETECTION METHOD; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRESHWATER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

PROCHLORALES; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 34248993207     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407055191     Document Type: Article

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