Microbial extracellular enzymes and the marine carbon cycle

Annual Review of Marine Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 401-425

  Arnosti, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria; diagenesis; hydrolysis; remineralization; substrate

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLING; DIAGENESIS; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; MARINE CARBON CYCLE; MARINE SYSTEMS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; REMINERALIZATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIA; CARBON; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SUBSTRATES;

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HETEROTROPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMINERALIZATION; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIUM; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEA;

BACTERIA; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; OCEANS AND SEAS;

EID: 79951588928     PISSN: 19411405     EISSN: 19410611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-120709-142731     Document Type: Article

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