Cyanobacterial diversity in the hypersaline environment of the saltpans of Southeastern coast of India

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 473-478

  Nagasathya, A ^b   Thajuddin, N ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b J J COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hypersaline; Saltpans; Survey

Indexed keywords

APHANOTHECE MICROSCOPICA; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; DERMOCARPA LEIBLEINIAE; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES; NOSTOC; NOSTOC SP.; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIA ACUMINATA; OSCILLATORIA SALINA; OSCILLATORIA SUBBREVIS; OSCILLATORIA TEREBRIFORMIS; OSCILLATORIA WILLEI; PHORMIDIUM TENUE; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA LABYRINTHIFORMIS; SPIRULINA SUBSALSA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SALINA;

EID: 59249107983     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2008.473.478     Document Type: Article

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