Distribution and diversity of a protist predator cryothecomonas (Cercozoa) in arctic marine waters

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-299

  Thaler, Mary ^a   Lovejoy, Connie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

18S rRNA gene; Biogeography; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Heterotrophic nanoflagellate; Ocean; Phagotrophic; Plankton

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S; SEA WATER;

ABUNDANCE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; FLAGELLATE; FOOD WEB; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHAGOTROPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTIST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; WATER COLUMN;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERCOZOA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RNA GENE; SEASON;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CANADA; CERCOZOA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

CERCOZOA; CRYOTHECOMONAS; PROTISTA;

EID: 84863727280     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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