Biological availability of iron to the freshwater cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 879-886

  Gress, Courtney D ^a   Treble, Ron G ^b   Matz, Carlyn J ^a,c   Weger, Harold G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Biological availability; Chelators; Cyanobacteria; Humic acid; Iron

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHELATE; CYANOBACTERIUM; IRON;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS;

EID: 6344229825     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.03165.x     Document Type: Article

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