Inter-strain variability in the photosynthetic use of inorganic carbon, exemplified by the pH compensation point, in the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-162

  Bañares España, Elena ^a,b   López Rodas, Victoria ^a   Salgado, Concepción ^a   Costas, Eduardo ^a   Flores Moya, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonic anhydrase; Evolution; HCO3 ; Inter strain variability; Microcystis aeruginosa; pH compensation point; pH drift

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; INORGANIC CARBON; NATURAL SELECTION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33744916514     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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