Exopolymer production by the green alga Penium margaritaceum: Implications for biofilm residency

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 763-774

  Domozych, David S ^a  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; EPS; Golgi; Penium margaritaceum; Secretion

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CALCIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; EXOPOLYMER; GREEN ALGA; LABORATORY METHOD; MEMBRANE; MOTILITY; SECRETION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DESMIDIALES; PENIUM MARGARITACEUM; STREPTOPHYTA;

EID: 34547096742     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513606     Document Type: Article

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