Heterogeneity of cyanobacterial gas-vesicle volume and metabolic activity

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1579-1589

  Brookes, Justin D ^a,c   Ganf, George G ^a   Oliver, Roderick L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b EWATER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c CRC for Water Quality and Treatment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL METABOLISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; GAS VESICLE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CYANOBACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033852787     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.8.1579     Document Type: Article

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