Unlocking the diversity and biotechnological potential of marine surface associated microbial communities

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-225

  Egan, Suhelen ^a   Thomas, Torsten ^a   Kjelleberg, Staffan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATES; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEAWATER; SYMBIOSIS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 45849141570     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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