Effects of inorganic arsenic on growth and microcystin production of a Microcystis strain isolated from an algal bloom in Dianchi Lake, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2337-2342

  Gong, Yan ^a   Ao, HongYi ^b   Liu, BiBo ^c   Wen, Sheng ^d   Wang, Zhi ^e   Hu, DingJing ^a   Zhang, XingZhong ^a   Song, LiRong ^b   Liu, JianTong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c HENAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (China)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; inorganic arsenic; microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA FACHB-905;

EID: 79960136403     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4576-y     Document Type: Article

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