Production of extracellular polymeric substances from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila in the presence of toxic substances

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 216-222

  Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a   Yue, Zheng Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; FLOCCULATION; FREE ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA STRAIN;

BACTERIA;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOL; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; POLYMER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOPOLYMERS; CADMIUM; CHLOROPHENOLS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; SEWAGE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 29144475907     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1990-6     Document Type: Article

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