Urease activity in five phytoplankton species

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-157

  Solomon, Caroline M ^a,b   Glibert, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellates; Enzyme activity; Harmful algae; Phytoplankton; Urea; Urease

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; HETEROCAPSA TRIQUETRA; ISOCHRYSIS SP.; KARLODINIUM; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; STOREATULA MAJOR;

EID: 50149102164     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01213     Document Type: Article

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