Effects of iron, ammonium and temperature on microcystin content by a natural concentrated Microcystis aeruginosa population

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 235-248

  Amé, María Valeria ^a   Wunderlin, Daniel Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Cyanobacteria; Iron; Microcystins; Regulation factors; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTINS; PROTEIN CONTENT; REGULATION FACTOR;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

AMMONIA; CYANOGINOSIN; IRON; NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; IRON;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 27744555101     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-1774-8     Document Type: Article

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