Exopolysaccharides of two cyanobacterial strains from Roman hypogea

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 301-310

  Bellezza, Simona ^a   Albertano, Patrizia ^a   de Philippis, Roberto ^b   Paradossi, Gaio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Cyanobacterial biofilms; Exopolysaccharides; Fischerella maior; Roman catacombs; Scytonema julianum

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CYANOBACTERIUM; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CYANOBACTERIA; FISCHERELLA; ROMAN HYPOGEA; SCYTONEMA JULIANUM; SCYTONEMA OCELLATUM;

EID: 33749998697     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450600761904     Document Type: Conference Paper

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