Effects of temperature and pH on growth and photosynthesis of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Synechococcus lividus as measured by pulse-amplitude modulated fluorometry

Phycological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-268

  Liao, Chung Ching ^a   Liu, Shao Lun ^a   Wang, Wei Lung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Photosynthesis; Synechococcus lividus; Taiwan; Thermophilic cyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; FLUOROMETRY; GROWTH RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301; SYNECHOCOCCUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 33751217421     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2006.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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