Phosphatase activity of non-hair forming cyanobacterium Rivularia and its role in phosphorus dynamics in deepwater rice-fields

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-60

  Banerjee, M ^a   John, J ^a  

^a BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Km; PDEase; PMEase; Vmax

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; RIVULARIA (CYANOBACTERIUM);

EID: 27744493511     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0301_055060     Document Type: Article

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