Effect of Cr6+ stress on photosynthetic pigments and certain physiological processes in the cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans and its chromium resistant strain

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1211-1216

  Khattar, J I S ^a   Sarma, T A ^a   Sharma, Anuradha ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anacystis nidulans; Chromium resistant strain; Cyanobacteria; Heavy metal toxicity; Nitrogen assimilation; Phosphate uptake; Photosynthetic pigments

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHYCOCYANIN; AMMONIA; CHROMIUM; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PIGMENT;

AMMONIUM UPTAKE; ANACYSTIS NIDULANS; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; LETHALITY; NITRATE UPTAKE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; WATER POLLUTION; WILD TYPE;

ANACYSTIS; ANACYSTIS NIDULANS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 12144262337     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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