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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2001 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 298-300
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.298.300
Isolation and Identification of Halophytic Algae from Salty Soil Around Salt Lake of Turkey
Tahir Atici, Olcay Obali, Cengiz Akkoz and Ayse Elmaci

Abstract: In this study, algae were isolated from salty soils around Salt Lake. The algae, which were isolated and grown in BG-11 medium, were later identified. The corrolation of algae with physical and chemical properties of soil were determined. The species of genera with a very high salt tolerance were Chroococcus, Nostoc, Phormidium, Lyngbya, Spirulina, Chlorella, Scenedesmus and Nitzschia.

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Tahir Atici, Olcay Obali, Cengiz Akkoz and Ayse Elmaci, 2001. Isolation and Identification of Halophytic Algae from Salty Soil Around Salt Lake of Turkey. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 298-300.

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