Bacterial chemotaxis towards the extracellular products of the toxic phytoplankton Heterosigma akashiwo

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Stocker, Roman; Seymour, Justin R.; Ahmed, Tanvir
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Abstract
Marine bacteria exhibit positive chemotactic responses to the extracellular exudates of the toxic phytoplankton Heterosigma akashiwo. In the environment, this will support bacteria–algae associations with potential implications for harmful algal bloom dynamics.
Date issued
2009-10
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60930
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Journal
Journal of Plankton Research
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Citation
Seymour, Justin R., Tanvir Ahmed, and Roman Stocker. “Bacterial chemotaxis towards the extracellular products of the toxic phytoplankton Heterosigma akashiwo.” Journal of Plankton Research 31.12 (2009): 1557 -1561.
Version: Author's final manuscript
ISSN
0142-7873
1464-3774
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