Sequence diversity of ammonium transporter genes in cultured and natural species of marine phytoplankton

Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Taiwan)

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-96

  Kang, Lee Kuo ^a   Chang, Jeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ammonium transporter; East china sea; Nitrogen; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

CLONING; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER GENES; AMMONIUM TRANSPORTERS; EAST CHINA SEA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON; NATURAL POPULATION; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE DIVERSITY;

GENE EXPRESSION;

EID: 84901777610     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6119/JMST-013-0412-1     Document Type: Article

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