Comparative studies on growth and phosphatase activity of endolithic cyanobacterial isolates of Chroococcidiopsis from hot and cold deserts

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-130

  Banerjee, Meenakshi ^a   Sharma, Debkumari ^a  

^a BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Arizona; Chroococcidiopsis; Cyanobacteria; Endolithic; Immobilization; Phosphomonoesterase; Whole communities

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORUS;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPROTECTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 15044352492     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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