Adaptation of the 3H-Leucine Incorporation Technique to Measure Heterotrophic Activity Associated with Biofilm on the Blades of the Seaweed Sargassum spp

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 424-436

  Coelho Souza, Sergio A ^a,b   Miranda, Marcio R ^b   Salgado, Leonardo T ^c   Coutinho, Ricardo ^a   Guimaraes, Jean R D ^b  

^a Instituto de Ciências do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SARGASSUM;

LEUCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; HETEROTROPHY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SARGASSUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEAWEED;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; LEUCINE; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SARGASSUM; SEAWEED; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873525474     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0116-9     Document Type: Article

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