Nostoc (Cyanophyceae) goes nude: Extracellular polysaccharides serve as a sink for reducing power under unbalanced C/N metabolism

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-81

  Otero, Ana ^a,b   Vincenzini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

C N metabolism; Capsule; Cyanobacteria; Diazotrophy; EPS

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CYANOBACTERIUM; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC;

EID: 1342290834     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.2003.03-067.x     Document Type: Article

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