Copper tolerance and distribution of epibiotic bacteria associated with giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera in southern California
Kelp forests in southern California are important ecosystems that provide habitat and nutrition to a multitude of species. Macrocystis pyrifera and other brown algae that dominate kelp forests, produce negatively charged polysaccharides on the cell surface, which have the ability to accumulate trans...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer US
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4460293/ |