Freshwater and marine virioplankton: A brief overview of commonalities and differences

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1076-1089

  Wilhelm, Steven W ^a   Matteson, Audrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biogeochemical cycles; Cyanophage; Viral distribution; Viral diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 43549097530     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.01980.x     Document Type: Review

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