Bio-optical consequences of viral infection of phytoplankton: I. Experiments with the cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp.

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 727-738

  Balch, W M ^a   Vaughn, J M ^b   Goes, J I ^a   Novotny, J F ^b   Drapeau, D T ^a   Booth, E S ^a   Vining, C L ^b,c  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CYANOBACTERIUM; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 34250894290     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.2.0727     Document Type: Article

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