Chitobiase of planktonic crustaceans from South Atlantic coast (Southern Brazil): Characterization and influence of abiotic parameters on enzyme activity

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 407, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 323-329

  Avila, Tatiana Ramos ^a   Machado, Anderson Abel de Souza ^a   Bianchini, Adalto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acartia tonsa; Chitobiase; Crustaceans; Enzyme affinity; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHITIN; CRUSTACEAN; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIC; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; LIMITING FACTOR; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PH; PLANKTON; SALINITY; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; BRAZIL; PATOS LAGOON; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

ACARTIA TONSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BALANUS IMPROVISUS; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; FUNGI; METAMYSIDOPSIS ELONGATA; MYSIDA; PROTOZOA; THORACICA;

EID: 80052488374     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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