Diversity and temporal dynamics of Southern California coastal marine cyanophage isolates

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-31

  Clasen, Jessica L ^a,c   Hanson, China A ^a,d   Ibrahim, Yazeed ^a   Weihe, Claudia ^a   Marston, Marcia F ^b   Martiny, Jennifer B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanophage; Diversity; G20; Myovirus; PsbA; Synechococcus; Temporal

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; OTUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 84876111245     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01613     Document Type: Article

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