Year
1986
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Biology
Recommended Citation
Mackay, Mark Alexander, Osmoregulation in cyanobacteria, Master of Science thesis, Department of Biology, University of Wollongong, 1986. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2616
Abstract
This study was undertaken as an initial investigation of osmoregulation in Cyanobacteria with particular reference to the use of organic osmoregulatory solutes and consequently to examine any physiological basis for the classification according to habitat made by Geitler in 1932. Cyanobacteria from marine and freshwater environments were readily available from culture collections, but because very few hypersaline strains were available, a number of cyanobacteria were isolated from hypersaline environments in Australia.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.