Spatio-temporal variability of microbial eukaryotic community composition in a large shallow subtropical lake, assessed by 18S rRNA gene sequences

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-264

  Chen, Meijun ^a   Chen, Feizhou ^a   Zhao, Biying ^b   Qinglong L, Wu ^a   Kong, Fangxiang ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Lake taihu; Microbial eukaryote; Spatio temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLATA; CERCOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOCERA; CRYPTOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; OTUS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 75249084185     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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