Morphology and distribution of phage-like particles in a eutrophic boreal lagoon

Oceanologia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 587-603

  Sulcius, Sigitas ^a   Staniulis, Juozas ^b   Paškauskas, Ričardas ^a,b  

^a KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b Nature Research Centre   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Curonian lagoon; Electron microscopy; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL LAGOON; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; CURONIAN LAGOON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYOVIRIDAE;

EID: 79960065977     PISSN: 00783234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5697/oc.53-2.587     Document Type: Article

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