On the culture-independent assessment of the diversity and distribution of Prochlorococcus

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 567-579

  Mühling, Martin ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

BACTERIAL GENE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SHORT SURVEY;

BIODIVERSITY; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEAWATER;

LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 84857859311     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02589.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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