Response of planktonic bacteria of New Calabar River to zinc stress

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 653-658

  Nweke, C O ^a   Okolo, J C ^a   Nwanyanwu, C E ^a   Alisi, C S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase; New Calabar River; Planktonic bacteria; Zinc toxicity

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RIVER WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; RIVER; STRESS; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 33646082976     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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