In vivo electron transport system activity: A method to estimate respiration in natural marine microbial planktonic communities

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 7, Issue JUN., 2009, Pages 459-469

  Martínez García, Sandra ^a   Fernández, Emilio ^a   Aranguren Gassis, María ^a   Teira, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

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EID: 70350501840     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2009.7.459     Document Type: Article

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