Seasonal succession of phototrophic biofilms in an Italian wastewater treatment plant: Biovolume, spatial structure and exopolysaccharides

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-312

  Congestri, Roberta ^a   Di Pippo, Francesca ^a   De Philippis, Roberto ^b   Buttino, Isabella ^c   Paradossi, Gaio ^a   Albertano, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algae; Biovolume; Confocal laser scanning microscope; Cyanobacteria; Exopolysaccharides; Phototrophic biofilms; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33846523479     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame045301     Document Type: Article

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