Effects of iron on physiological and biochemical characteristics of Microcystis wesenbergii (Kom.) Kom. (Cyanobacterium)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 12 A, 2008, Pages 2034-2042

  Xing, Wei ^a,b   Huang, Wen Min ^b,c   Liu, Gui Hua ^a   Liu, Yong Ding ^b  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Adenosine triphosphatase; Alkaline phosphatase; Chlorophyll a; Iron; Microcystis wesenbergii; Nitrate reductase

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; IRON; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS WESENBERGII;

EID: 61949290934     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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