Life of wetland cyanobacteria under enhancing solar UV-B radiation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2008, Pages 53-65

  Sinha, R P ^a   Rastogi, R P ^d   Ambasht, N K ^b   Hader D P ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Mycosp.orine likc amino acids (MAAs); Photoprotcclion; Scytonemin; UV B radiation; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77949271930     PISSN: 03698211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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