Cyanotoxins and their potential applications-a review

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 203-209

  Digamber Raoj, B ^a   Ramesh Babu, M ^a   Ellaswamy, N ^a  

^a KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Algicide; Allelopathy; Antimicrobial; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS;

ALGICIDE; ALLELOPATHY; ANTIMICROBIAL; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOTOXINS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

ALLELOPATHY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARRAY; BIOACTIVITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; LITERATURE REVIEW; NITROGEN FIXATION; PESTICIDE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84925160918     PISSN: 09726268     EISSN: 23953454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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