Effects of phosphorus starvation versus limitation on the marine cyanobacterium ProchlorococcusMED4 I: Uptake physiology

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2114-2128

  Krumhardt, Kristen M ^a   Callnan, Kate ^a   Roache Johnson, Kathryn ^a   Swett, Tammy ^a   Robinson, Daniela ^a   Reistetter, Emily Nahas ^b   Saunders, Jaclyn K ^b   Rocap, Gabrielle ^b   Moore, Lisa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOSPHORUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 84880039061     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12079     Document Type: Article

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