Solubilisation of mucilage induces changes in Microcystis colonial morphology

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-47

  Li, M ^a,b   Zhu, W ^a   Sun, Q ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cations; Colonial morphology; Microcystis; Polysaccharide; Seasonal succession

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DARK; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; MUCILAGE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SUCCESSION;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS ICHTHYOBLABE; MICROCYSTIS WESENBERGII;

EID: 84896713892     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2013.828760     Document Type: Article

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