Modulation of biocidal activity of Calothrix sp. and Anabaena sp. by environmental factors

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 881-889

  Radhakrishnan, Balasubramanian ^a   Prasanna, Radha ^a   Jaiswal, Pranita ^a   Nayak, Saswati ^a   Dureja, Prem ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anabaena sp.; Biocidal; Calothrix sp.; Fungicidal; Light intensity; Phosphorus; Zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; CALOTHRIX SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM DEBARYANUM; RHIZOCTONIA BATATICOLA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 70350161242     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0169-5     Document Type: Article

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