Potassium salts inhibit growth of the cyanobacteria Microcystis spp. in pond water and defined media: Implications for control of microcystin- producing aquatic blooms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2324-2329

  Parker, D L ^a   Kumar, H D ^b   Rai, L C ^b   Singh, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; LAKE WATER; POTASSIUM SALT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; LEMNA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS FLOS-AQUAE; WOLFFIA ARRHIZA;

EID: 0030922429     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.6.2324-2329.1997     Document Type: Article

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