Toxic cyanobacteria: The evolving molecular toolbox

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 359-366

  Ouellette, Anthony J A ^a   Wilhelm, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 1642415644     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1540-9295(2003)001[0359:TCTEMT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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