The relationship between intracellular pH, growth characteristics and calcium in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC7120 exposed to low pH

New Phytologist

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 599-605

  Giraldez Ruiz, N ^a   Mateo, P ^c   Bonilla, I ^c   Fernandez Pinas F ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acidity; Calcium; Cyanobacterium; External pH; Intracellular pH

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031449303     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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