Uptake and metabolism of arsenate, methylarsonate and arsenobetaine by axenic cultures of the phytoplankton Dunaliella tertiolecta

Botanica Marina

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-386

  Duncan, Elliott ^a   Foster, Simon ^a   Maher, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

arsenic; Dunaliella tertiolecta; metabolism; species; uptake

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREEN ALGA; HERBICIDE; LIPID; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 77955495640     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2010.043     Document Type: Article

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