Iron starvation increases toxicity of Microcystis aeruginosa CYA 228/1 (Chroococcales, Cyanophyceae)

Phycologia

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 120-124

  Lyck, Susanne ^a,b   Gjølme, Nina ^b   Utkilen, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

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EID: 0000710977     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-35-6s-120.1     Document Type: Article

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