Light and electron microscope assessment of the lytic activity of Bacillus on Microcystis aeruginosa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 41, 2011, Pages 8054-8063

  Gumbo, J R ^a,b   Cloete, T E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacillus mycoides B16; Copper; Mechanism of lysis; Microcystis; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COPPER; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS (ROD SHAPED BACTERIUM); BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BDELLOVIBRIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LYSIS; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARASITISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BDELLOVIBRIO; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79961199709     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1311     Document Type: Article

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