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Science 28 May 1976:
Vol. 192. no. 4242, pp. 900 - 902
DOI: 10.1126/science.818707
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Science, Vol 192, Issue 4242, 900-902
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Blue-green algae: their excretion of iron-selective chelators enables them to dominate other algae

TP Murphy, DR Lean, and C Nalewajko

During blue-green algal blooms, other algae can be completely suppressed. This ability of blue-green algae to suppress other algae may be determined by the abailability of iron. Iron deprivation induces the production of hydroxamate chelators, which appear to be the agent suppressing other algae.


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