Ultraviolet and osmotic stresses induce and regulate the synthesis of mycosporines in the cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis PCC 6912

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Portwich, Anne ^a   Garcia Pichel, Ferran ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Mycosporine like amino acids; Osmotic stress; Salt stress; UV

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SPOROGENESIS; STEADY STATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHLOROGLOEOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032887247     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050759     Document Type: Article

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