Adaption of Synechococcus sp. IU 625 to growth in the presence of mercuric chloride

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-11

  Chu, Tin Chun ^a   Murray, Sean R ^b   Todd, Jennifer ^a   Perez, Winder ^c   Yarborough, Jonathan R ^b   Okafor, Chiedozie ^c   Lee, Lee H ^c  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. IU 625; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTATION; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TIME FACTORS;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 82355165183     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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