Algal production of extra and intra-cellular polysaccharides as an adaptive response to the toxin crude extract of Microcystis aeruginosa

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  El Sheekh, Mostafa Mohamed ^a   Khairy, Hanan Mohamed ^b   El Shenody, Rania ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Crude extracts; Cyanotoxins; Intra and extra cellular polysaccharides; Microcystis aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALLELOPATHY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; TOXIN;

ALGAE; ANABAENA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIA ANGUSTISSIMA;

EID: 84879062225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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