Phylogenetic diversity of Synechococcus in the Chesapeake Bay revealed by Rilbulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (RuBisCO) large subunit gene (rbcL) sequences

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-164

  Chen, Feng ^a   Wang, Kui ^a   Kan, Jinjun ^a   Bachoon, Dave S ^b   Lu, Jingrang ^c   Lau, Stanley ^d   Campbell, Lisa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Estuary; Phylogeny; rbcL gene; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

OTUS; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 4243133585     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame036153     Document Type: Article

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