Biotransformation of mercury in pH-stat cultures of eukaryotic freshwater algae

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-53

  Kelly, David J A ^a   Budd, Kenneth ^a   Lefebvre, Daniel D ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic algae; Mercury sulfide; Metacinnabar; Metals

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; SILICON; THIOL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL CULTURE; CHLORELLA FUSCA; CONTAMINATED ORGANISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GALDIERIA SULPHURARIA; GRAZER; METAL EXTRACTION; NAVICULA PELLICULOSA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELENASTRUM MINUTUM; THERMOPHILE;

ALGAE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; GALDIERIA SULPHURARIA; NAVICULA PELLICULOSA; SCENEDESMUS ABUNDANS; SELENASTRUM MINUTUM;

EID: 33845933192     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-006-0170-0     Document Type: Article

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