Limno-tolerant bacteria govern nitrate concentration in Mandovi Estuary, India

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Divya, Baby ^a   Fernandes, Sheryl O ^a   Sheelu, G ^a   Nair, Shanta ^a   Loka Bharathi, P A ^a   Chandramohan, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

bacteria; estuarine environment; halo tolerant; limno tolerant; Mandovi; nitrate; salinity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIMNOLOGY; NITRATE; REDUCTION; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; GOA; INDIA; MANDOVI ESTUARY; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 60349106527     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.020     Document Type: Article

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