Early diagenesis and trophic role of extracellular DNA in different benthic ecosystems

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1710-1717

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

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; DNA; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34547162302     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.4.1710     Document Type: Article

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