15N-uptake, influenced by UV-B radiation, and pattern of amino-acid pools during akinete germination in Anabaena variabilis (cyanobacteria)

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-227

  Braune, Wolfram ^a   Döhler, Günter ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0029768005     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620360402     Document Type: Article

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