Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth of toxic and nontoxic Microcystis strains and on intracellular microcystin concentrations

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 443-454

  Vezie C ^a,b   Rapala, J ^a,c   Vaitomaa, J ^a   Seitsonen, J ^a,d   Sivonen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d FIT Biotech Oyj Plc   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TOXIC ORGANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCYSTIS;

CYANOGINOSIN; CYCLOPEPTIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCYSTIS; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; NITROGEN; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PHOSPHORUS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0036561208     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-001-0041-9     Document Type: Article

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