Evidence for cyanophages active against bloom-forming freshwater cyanobacteria

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1240-1252

  Deng, Li ^a   Hayes, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Cyanophages; Freshwater cyanobacteria; Host range; Microcystis; Planktothrix

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 43549111345     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01947.x     Document Type: Article

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