Ultrastructural changes in Chlamydomonas acidophila (Chlorophyta) induced by heavy metals and polyphosphate metabolism

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-259

  Nishikawa, Kahoko ^a   Yamakoshi, Yoko ^b   Uemura, Isao ^c   Tominaga, Noriko ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Algae; Cd; Heavy metal detoxification; Polyphosphate; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHATE; POLYPHOSPHATE; STARCH; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL LEVEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; CHLOROPLAST; COPPER METABOLISM; CYTOPLASM; METAL METABOLISM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; ZINC METABOLISM;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0242584835     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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