Viral infection plays a key role in extracellular DNA dynamics in marine anoxic systems

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 508-516

  Corinaldesi, Cinzia ^a   Dell'Anno, Antonio ^a   Danovaro, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DNA; PROKARYOTE; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34250813023     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.2.0508     Document Type: Article

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