Phagotrophy by the picoeukaryotic green alga Micromonas: Implications for Arctic Oceans

ISME Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1953-1961

  McKie Krisberg, Zaid M ^a   Sanders, Robert W ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

mixotrophy; photosynthetic picoeukaryotes; Prasinophycea; size selective feeding

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREEN ALGA; OPEN OCEAN; PHAGOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROKARYOTE; SITE SELECTION;

CHLOROPHYTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; MICROMONAS (GREEN ALGA); PRASINOPHYCEAE; PROKARYOTA;

SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEA;

BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYTA; ENVIRONMENT; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER;

EID: 84920454061     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.16     Document Type: Article

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