Effect of desiccation on envelopes of the cyanobacterium chroococcidiopsis sp. (chroococcales)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-105

  Caiola, Maria Grilli ^a   Billi, Daniela ^a   Friedmann, E Imre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell envelope staining; Chroococcidiopsis; Cyanobacteria; Extreme environments; Hypolithic; Ultrastructure; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047699389     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670269600651251a     Document Type: Article

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