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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stocker, Roman, Seymour, Justin R., Ahmed, Tanvir
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60930
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3199-0508