Determination of bioavailable Fe in Lake Erie using a luminescent cyanobacterial bioreporter

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 180-194

  Porta, David ^a   Bullerjahn, George S ^a   Twiss, Michael R ^b   Wilhelm, Steven W ^c   Poorvin, Leo ^c   McKay, R Michael L ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreporter; Iron; isiAB; Lake Erie; luxAB; Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMATERIALS; CELLS; IRON; LUMINESCENCE;

BIOREPORTERS; ISIAB; LAKE ERIE; LUXAB; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 7942;

LAKES;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; IRON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURFACE WATER;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33645503393     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(05)70313-0     Document Type: Article

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