High genetic diversity and novelty in planktonic protists inhabiting inland and coastal high salinity water bodies

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-36

  Triadó Margarit, Xavier ^a   Casamayor, Emilio O ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diversity; Hypersaline; Inland waters; Microeukaryotes; Protist; Saline

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; WATER;

COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; PROTIST; SALINITY; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALVEOLATA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANKTON; RNA GENE; SALINITY;

ALVEOLATA; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GENES, RRNA; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANKTON; SALINITY; WATER;

ALVEOLATA; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI/METAZOA GROUP; PROTISTA; RHIZARIA;

EID: 84879415770     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12095     Document Type: Article

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