Simulated microgravity alters growth and microcystin production in Microcystis aeruginosa (cyanophyta)

Toxicon

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Xiao, Yuan ^a,b   Liu, Yongding ^a   Wang, Gaohong ^a   Hao, Zongjie ^a,b   An, Yanjun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL COUNT; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION TIME; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; UPREGULATION;

ABSORPTION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLOROPHYLL; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHYCOCYANIN; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77952550948     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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