Early detection of mercury contamination by fluorescence induction of photosynthetic bacteria

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1218-1223

  Asztalos, Emese ^a   Italiano, Francesca ^b   Milano, Francesco ^b   Maróti, Péter ^a   Trotta, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b CNR   (Italy)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 77956046323     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0pp00040j     Document Type: Article

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