Colorimetric test for the monitoring of microcystins in cyanobacterial culture and environmental samples from southeast - Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-198

  Almeida, Vanessa P S ^a   Cogo, Karina ^b   Tsai, Siu M ^a   Moon, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Inhibition and environment; Microcystis aeruginosa; Phosphatase protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33646904254     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822006000200017     Document Type: Article

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