Effect of visible light on dimethylsulfoniopropionate assimilation and conversion to dimethylsulfide in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-62

  Del Valle, Daniela A ^a,b   Kiene, Ronald P ^c   Karl, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C MORE)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

ALOHA; Assimilation; Dimethylsulfide; Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; Leucine; Light

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859225494     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01557     Document Type: Article

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