The toxic cyanobacterium nostoc sp. strain 152 produces highest amounts of microcystin and nostophycin under stress conditions

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-207

  Kurmayer, Rainer ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dissolved toxins; Eutrophication; Microcystis; Planktothrix; Soluble reactive phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; NOSTOC; NOSTOC SP.; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 79951774507     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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