Abstract
Aquatic microorganisms (phytoplankton, bacteria) require a constant supply of nutrients in order to grow and divide and to carry out the multitude of metabolic processes occurring in the cell. The inorganic forms of macronutrients such as P and N are generally the only compounds that can be directly taken up and utilized by algae although, it has been shown that both organo-P and organo-N compounds can be used as indirect sources of nutrients (Antia et al., 1975; Cembella et al., 1984a; 1984b).
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Wynne, D., Kaplan, B., Berman, T. (1991). Phosphatase Activities in Lake Kinneret Phytoplankton. In: Chróst, R.J. (eds) Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3090-8_13
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