Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from cyanobacterial mats: Characterisation and isolation method optimisation

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1077-1085

  Klock, Jan Hendrik ^a   Wieland, Andrea ^a   Seifert, Richard ^a   Michaelis, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; COASTAL ZONE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EDTA; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; POLYMER; PROTEIN; STABILIZATION; SUGAR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34548665530     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0754-5     Document Type: Article

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