Use of a fluorescence-based approach to assess short-term responses of the alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata to metal stress

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 805-813

  Machado, Manuela D ^a,b   Soares, Eduardo V ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fluorescein diacetate; Fluorescent markers; Heavy metal toxicity assessment; Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata; Rhodamine 123; SYTOX Green

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928238836     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0351-1     Document Type: Article

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