Toxicity of cyanobacteria isolated from the guadiana river

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 409-413

  Moreno, I ^a   Camean A ^a   Tavares, M J ^b   Pereira, P ^b   Franca, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Aphanizomenon; Cultures; Microcystins; Microcystis

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0346401447     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714044170     Document Type: Article

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