An investigation into the kinetics and mechanism of the removal of cyanobacteria by extract of Ephedra equisetina root.

An aqueous extract of Ephedra equisetina root was found to induce cyanobacterial cell death. The extract displayed no negative effects on the fish populations but instead, improved the habitat conditions for the growth of macrophytes, zooplankton and bacteria because the inhibiting effects of the ex...

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Main Authors: Rong Yan, Hongli Ji, Yonghong Wu, Philip G Kerr, Yanming Fang, Linzhang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22870313/?tool=EBI