Species and material considerations in the formation and development of microalgal biofilms

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-294

  Irving, Tyler E ^a   Allen, D Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM); Flow cell; Microalgae; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

BATCH CULTURE; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOMASS SEPARATION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; FLOW CELLS; MICRO PATTERNING; MICROALGAE; MICROALGAL BIOFILMS; NON-STERILE CONDITION; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; SCENEDESMUS; SPECIES CONTROL; SPECIES SELECTION; STERILE CONDITIONS; SUBSTRATE PROPERTIES; VULGARIS;

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOFILMS; CELLS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; FILM GROWTH; LASER APPLICATIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACES; WASTEWATER;

ECOLOGY;

POLITEF;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROALGA; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL GROWTH; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS; SESSILE SPECIES; THICKNESS; WASTE WATER;

BIOFILMS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROALGAE; SCENEDESMUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 82455209006     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3341-0     Document Type: Article

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