Microbial biomass and viral infections of heterotrophic prokaryotes in the sub-surface layer of the central Arctic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1744-1757

  Steward, Grieg F ^a   Fandino, Laura B ^b   Hollibaugh, James T ^c   Whitledge, Terry E ^d   Azam, Farooq ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Bacteria; Bacteriophages; Biomass; Mortality; Phytoplankton; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; MORTALITY; PROKARYOTIC SECONDARY PRODUCTION; PROTISTAN GRAZERS;

BIOMASS;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; MORTALITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 36749099049     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.04.019     Document Type: Article

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