Toxicity associated with commonly occurring cyanobacteria in surface waters of the murray-darling basin, australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 773-786

  Baker, P D ^a,b   Humpage, A R ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Cultures; Hepatotoxins; Lakes; Neurotoxins; Reservoirs; Rivers

Indexed keywords

BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIA; NEUROTOXIN;

AUSTRALIA, MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

EID: 0028581211     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9940773     Document Type: Article

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