Viral ecology of organic and inorganic particles in aquatic systems: Avenues for further research

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-341

  Weinbauer, M G ^a,b   Bettarel, Y ^c   Cattaneo, R ^a   Luef, B ^d   Maier, C ^a   Motegi, C ^a   Peduzzi, P ^e   Mari, X ^f  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Bacteria; Prokaryotes; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 73449124442     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01363     Document Type: Article

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