Viruses, prokaryotes and biochemical composition of organic matter in different types of mucilage aggregates

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-23

  Bongiorni, Lucia ^a   Armeni, Monica ^a,b   Corinaldesi, Cinzia ^a   Dell'Anno, Antonio ^a   Pusceddu, Antonio ^a   Danovaro, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b EcoTechSystems Ltd   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Biochemistry; Mucilage aggregates; Prokaryotes; Virus

Indexed keywords

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 42149154445     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01126     Document Type: Article

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