Population growth kinetics of Tetrahymena pyriformis exposed to selected pyridines

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-149

  Seward, Julie ^a   Sinks, Glendon ^b   Schultz, T Wayne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth kinetics; Pyridines; Tetrahymena; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 5 NITROPYRIDINE; 2 CHLORO 3,5 DINITROPYRIDINE; 3 CHLOROPYRIDINE; CELL GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; POPULATION GROWTH; PYRIDINE; REACTION MECHANISM; TOXICITY;

TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 0034738492     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(00)80032-2     Document Type: Article

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