Abundance and distribution of Synechococcus spp. and cyanophages in the Chesapeake Bay

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 7459-7468

  Wang, Kui ^a,c   Wommack, K Eric ^b   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c 28100 Bonita Grande Drive   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHESAPEAKE BAY; COASTAL WATERS; COVARIATION; CYANOPHAGES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; INTERANNUAL; MICROBIAL CARBONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL LOOP; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; PHYTOPLANKTON CHLOROPHYLL; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SUMMER MONTHS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; VIRUSES;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

SEA WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; COEXISTENCE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL LOOP; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALINITY; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIOPHAGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASON; SYNECHOCOCCUS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIOPHAGES; MARYLAND; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SYNECHOCOCCUS; VIRAL LOAD;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155191064     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00267-11     Document Type: Article

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