Probing the bioavailability of organically bound iron: A case study in the Synechococcus-rich waters of the Gulf of Aqaba

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 241-253

  Lis, Hagar ^a,b   Shaked, Yeala ^a,b  

^a The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Desferrioxamine B (DFB); Extracellular reduction; Gulf of aqaba; Iron acquisition; Marine cyanobacteria; Organic complexation; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 70349177763     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01347     Document Type: Conference Paper

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