Growth and organic osmolytes of geographically different isolates of Microcoleus chthonoplastes (Cyanobacteria) from benthic microbial mats: Response to salinity change

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 501-506

  Karsten, Ulf ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; glycosylglycerol; microbial mat; Microcoleus chthonoplastes; osmotic acclimation; physiological ecotypes; salt stress; trehalose

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES;

CYANOBACTERIA; ECOTYPES; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL MATS;

EID: 0029662789     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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