Isolation and purification of Australian isolates of the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa Kütz

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-13

  Bolch, Christopher J S ^a   Blackburn, Susan I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axenic culture; Cyanobacteria; Microcystis; Spirochaeta; Toxic

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029805581     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02186215     Document Type: Article

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