Isolation and characterization of extracellular bioflocculants produced by bacteria isolated from Qatari ecosystems

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-239

  Abd El Haleem, Desouky A M ^a,b   Al Thani, Roda F ^a   Al Mokemy, Thourya ^a   Al Marii, Sidra ^a   Hassan, Fatima ^a  

^a Qatar University   (Qatar)

^b Universities and Research Institutes District   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bioflocculants; FT IR; Qatari ecosystems; Screening for Bacillus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BIOFLOCCULANT; BIOPOLYMER; CARBON; DNA 16S; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ECOSYSTEM; FLOCCULATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QATAR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FLOCCULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; QATAR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 55049096747     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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