The decoction of Radix Astragali inhibits the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1006-1010

  Yan, Rong ^a,b   Wu, Yonghong ^b   Ji, Hongli ^a,b   Fang, Yanming ^a   Kerr, Philip G ^c   Yang, Linzhang ^b  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; M. aeruginosa; Radix Astragali; Sterile filtered decoction; Unfiltered decoction

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID;

ALGAL BLOOM; DRINKING WATER; ENZYME; EXTRACTION METHOD; HERB; INHIBITION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GROWTH INHIBITION; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT ROOT; POND; QUANTUM YIELD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; MICROCYSTIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ALGAE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79955523791     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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