Cyanobacteria as potential options for environmental sustainability - Promises and challenges

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-94

  Prasanna, Radha ^a   Jaiswal, Pranita ^a   Kaushik, B D ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Amelioration; Bioremediation; CO2; Cyanobacteria; Methane; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 43049101643     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-008-0009-2     Document Type: Review

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