Polyethyleneimine-induced flocculation and flotation of cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae for gas vesicle production

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 949-953

  Zeleznik, Margo J ^a   Segatta, Joseph M ^a   Ju, Lu Kwang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell collection; Cyanobacterium; Flocculation; Flotation; Gas vesicle; Polyethyleneimine

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PH EFFECTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

GAS VESICLES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CATION; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER;

ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DILUTION; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; GAS; GROWTH RATE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PH; SEDIMENTATION;

ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037010876     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(02)00158-8     Document Type: Article

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