Physiological responses of Tetrahymena pyriformis to copper, zinc, cycloheximide and Triton X-100

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-216

  Nicolau, Ana ^a   Mota, Manuel ^a   Lima, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biological indicator; In vitro toxicity; Miniaturised assay; Protozoa; Tetrahymena pyriformis

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; TRITON X 100; ZINC;

GRAZING; GROWTH; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTOZOA; TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 0032847842     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(99)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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