Nutrient uptake and its kinetics in Nostoc linckia in presence of aluminum and fluoride at different pH

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-270

  Husaini, Yasmin ^a   Rai, Lal Chand ^a   Mallick, Nirupama ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; NUTRIENT; PH; WATER POLLUTION;

LINCKIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC LINCKIA;

EID: 0030037080     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.42.263     Document Type: Article

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