Heat shock proteins in the terrestrial epilithic cyanobacterium Tolypothrix byssoidea

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-128

  Adhikary, S P ^a  

^a UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Epilithic crust; Temperature; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; TOLYPOTHRIX; TOLYPOTHRIX BYSSOIDEA;

EID: 0842345511     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027301503204     Document Type: Article

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