Differential assimilation of inorganic carbon and leucine by prochlorococcus in the oligotrophic north pacific subtropical gyre

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue DEC, 2015, Pages

  Björkman, Karin M ^a   Church, Matthew J ^a   Doggett, Joseph K ^a   Karl, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometric cell sorting; North Pacific Subtropical Gyre; Photoheterotrophy; Prochlorococcus; Radioisotopes; Station ALOHA

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CHLOROPHYLL A; LEUCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CELL COUNTING; CELL SELECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INCUBATION TIME; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; RADIOACTIVITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 84953882171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01401     Document Type: Article

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