Bioactivity in free-living and symbiotic cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 12, Issue 3-5, 2000, Pages 543-547

  Piccardi, Raffaella ^a   Frosini, Andrea ^a   Tredici, Mario R ^a   Margheri, Maria C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal and antibacterial compounds; Bioactivity; Cyanobacteria; Cytotoxicity; Nostoc

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; CYTOTOXICITY; DICHLOROMETHANE; DRUG ACTIVITY; HABITAT; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY;

EID: 0033736717     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008106715148     Document Type: Article

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