Growth rate regulation of rRNA content of a marine Synechococcus (cyanobacterium) strain

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3346-3351

  Binder, Brian J ^a   Liu, Ying Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH REGULATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; RNA ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 3543006508     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3346-3351.1998     Document Type: Article

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