Growth and flocculation of a marine photosynthetic bacterium Rhodovulum sp.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 682-691

  Watanabe, M ^a   Sasaki, K ^b   Nakashimada, Y ^a   Kakizono, T ^a   Noparatnaraporn, N ^c   Nishio, N ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University   (Japan)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FLOCCULATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; SEA; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

RHODOVULUM;

EID: 0032428080     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051351     Document Type: Article

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