Effects of polyethyleneimine on cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae during cell flocculation and flotation

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 290-293

  Arrington, Sarah A ^a   Zeleznik, Margo J ^a   Ott, Donald W ^b   Ju, Lu Kwang ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabaena flos aquae; Cell flocculation; Polyethyleneimine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; FLOCCULATION; PIGMENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CYTOPLASMIC MATERIALS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

PHYCOCYANIN; PIGMENT; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; NONHUMAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037415348     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(02)00294-6     Document Type: Article

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