Phenotype diversity of the cyanobacterial genus Leptolyngbya in the maritime Antarctic

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-231

  Komárek, Jiří ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Ecology; Leptolyngbya; Maritime Antarctica; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; HABITAT USE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEW SPECIES; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA;

CYANOBACTERIA; LEPTOLYNGBYA;

EID: 35548953245     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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