Changes in morphology and elemental composition of Vibrio splendidus along a gradient from carbon-limited to phosphate-limited growth

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-161

  Løvdal, Trond ^a   Skjoldal, Evy F ^a   Heldal, Mikal ^a   Norland, Svein ^a   Thingstad, T Frede ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIBRIO;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOMASS; CARBON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATES; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO SPLENDIDUS;

EID: 37649009163     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-007-9262-x     Document Type: Article

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