Spatial distribution of viruses, bacteria and chlorophyll in the northern South China Sea

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-162

  He, Lei ^a,c,d,e   Yin, Kedong ^a,b   Yuan, Xiangcheng ^a,c   Li, Dongmei ^a,c   Zhang, Derong ^a,c   Harrison, Paul J ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Marine bacteria; Marine viruses; Pearl River estuary; South China Sea; Virus to bacterium ratio

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 61949363787     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01263     Document Type: Article

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