Marine mucilage in Ariake Sound, Japan, is composed of transparent exopolymer particles produced by the diatom Coscinodiscus granii

Fisheries Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1007-1014

  Fukao, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kimoto, Katsunori ^a   Yamatogi, Toshifumi ^b   Yamamoto, Ken Ichi ^b   Yoshida, Yukifumi ^c,d   Kotani, Yuichi ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES   (Japan)

^c Saga Prefectural Ariake Fisheries Research and Development Center   (Japan)

^d Saga Prefectural Government   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidic polysaccharides; Ariake Sound; Bloom; Coscinodiscus granii; Diatom; Marine mucilage; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCUS GRANII; COSCINODISCUS SP.; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 67849135055     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-009-0122-0     Document Type: Article

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