Enzymatic activity and organic substrates on a sandy beach of the Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean) influenced by anthropogenic pressure

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-251

  Misic, Cristina ^a   Harriague, Anabella Covazzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Bacteria; Beach environment; Organic matter degradation; Phosphatase; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42149109666     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame047239     Document Type: Article

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