High abundances of cyanomyoviruses in marine ecosystems demonstrate ecological relevance

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-234

  Matteson, Audrey R ^a   Rowe, Janet M ^a   Ponsero, Alise J ^a   Pimentel, Tiana M ^a   Boyd, Philip W ^b   Wilhelm, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyanophage; Marine; Prochlorococcus; Synechococcus; Viruses

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; OCEANS AND SEAS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEAWATER; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84876148783     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12060     Document Type: Article

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