Growth inhibition of the cyanobacterium Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis by 1.7 MHz ultrasonic irradiation

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-43

  Tang, Jiaowen ^a   Wu, Qingyu ^a   Hao, Hongwei ^a   Chen, Yifang ^a   Wu, Minsheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Collapse of gas vacuoles; Cyanobacterial bloom; Growth inhibition; Photosynthetic activity; Spirulina; Ultrasonic irradiation

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH; INHIBITION; IRRADIATION;

ARTHROSPIRA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0037262218     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022946807082     Document Type: Article

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