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Applicability of the MTT assay for measuring viability of cyanobacteria and algae, specifically for Microcystis aeruginosa (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria)

Jie LiState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China;Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Lirong SongState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 593-599 | Received 31 Jan 2007, Accepted 21 May 2007, Published online: 22 Apr 2019

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