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Biological Screening of Terrestrial and Freshwater Cyanobacteria for Antimicrobial Activity, Brine Shrimp Lethality, and Cytotoxicity

P. Mian Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland;
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J. Heilmann Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland;
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H.-R. Bürgi Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control (EAWAG), Switzerland
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O. Sticher Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland;
Pages 243-247 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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