What is it about?
Beta-glucosidase and alkaline phosphatase are two enzymes important for Carbon and Phosphorous cycles, respectively. This study refers on their variability of their activity rates on a seasonal scale and on the implications for organic matter processing in the Adriatic Sea.
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Why is it important?
This study focuses on microbial processes in the Adriatic Sea, showing the direct influence of Po river inputs on microbial decomposition of organic polymers.
Perspectives
The reported data are useful to monitor changes occurring over time in microbial processes in the Adriatic basin, that could be compared with the present condition of this ecosystem.
Dr Gabriella Caruso
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Polari (CNR-ISP) Messina, Italy
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This page is a summary of: Microbial hydrolysis of polysaccharides and organic phosphates in the Northern Adriatic Sea, Chemistry and Ecology, January 2002, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02757540212691.
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