Ectocellular glucosidase and peptidase activity of the mixotrophic dinoflagellate prorocentrum minimum (dinophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-45

  Salerno, Monica ^a,b   Stoecker, Diane K ^a  

^a Center for Environmental Science ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

and glucosidase; Dinoflagellate blooms; Ectocellular enzyme activity; Exocellular enzyme activity; Leucine aminopeptidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM;

EID: 60349103678     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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