Microscale heterogeneity in the activity of coastal bacterioplankton communities

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Seymour, Justin R ^a   Mitchell, James G ^a   Seuront, Laurent ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Marine bacteria; Microscale heterogeneity; Single cell activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4243101522     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame035001     Document Type: Article

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