Viral infection of Phaeocystis globosa impedes release of chitinous star-like structures: Quantification using single cell approaches

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1441-1451

  Sheik, A R ^a   Brussaard, C P D ^b   Lavik, G ^a   Foster, R A ^a   Musat, N ^a,c   Adam, B ^a   Kuypers, M M M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHITIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CYTOLOGY; HAPTOPHYTA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHITIN; HAPTOPHYTA; PHYTOPLANKTON; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 84876459113     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02838.x     Document Type: Article

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