Polysaccharide content and morphology of microcystis aeruginosa in response to changes in metabolic carbon flux

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 4 A, 2011, Pages 1046-1050

  Liu, Ying ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Geng, LinLin ^a   Chen, Yafen ^b   Yang, Zhou ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Glyoxylate; Growth; Microcystis aeruginosa; Morphology; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBON FLUX; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79955742440     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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