Heterogeneity in the nutrient limitation of different bacterioplankton groups in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1665-1668

  Sebastián, Marta ^a   Gasol, Josep M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterotrophic bacteria; MARFISH; Mediterranean Sea; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEA WATER;

BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANKTON;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANKTON; SEAWATER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; ROSEOBACTER;

EID: 84880922945     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.42     Document Type: Article

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