The toxic dinoflagellate gymnodinium catenatum (Dinophyceae) Requires marine bacteria for growth

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1009-1022

  Bolch, Christopher J S ^a   Subramanian, Thaila A ^a   Green, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Axenic; Bacteria; Culture; Dinoflagellate; Growth; Gymnodinium catenatum; Interaction; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYBACTERIUM; DINOPHYCEAE; GYMNODINIUM CATENATUM; MARINOBACTER; MARINOBACTER SP.;

EID: 80053565227     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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