Role of light and photosynthesis on the acclimation process of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis to salinity stress

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-124

  Vonshak, Avigad ^a   Kancharaksa, Nattaya ^b   Bunnag, Boosya ^b   Tanticharoen, Morakot ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

cyanobacterium; NaCl; phot osystem II; photoinhibition; photosynthesis; salt stress; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

ACCLIMATION; CYANOBACTERIA; GROWTH; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY STRESS;

EID: 0029660169     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02186314     Document Type: Article

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