Production and enzymatic hydrolysis of carbohydrates in intertidal sediment

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-125

  Thornton, Daniel C O ^a   Kopac, Sarah M ^b,c   Long, Richard A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic polysaccharides; EPS; Exoenzyme; Exopolymers; Glucosidase; Glycosides; Microphytobenthos; North Inlet

Indexed keywords

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 77954264934     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01403     Document Type: Article

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