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Original Articles

The effects of an anionic and a non‐ionic surfactant on growth and nitrogen fixing ability of a cyanobacterium, Gloeocapsa

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Pages 355-369 | Accepted 21 Oct 1993, Published online: 15 Dec 2008

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