Evaluation of growth yield of Spirulina (Arthrospira) sp. in photoautotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic cultures

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 437-445

  Chojnacka, Katarzyna ^a   Zielińska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell yield coefficient; Growth equilibrium; Heterotrophic and mixotrophic culture; Photoautotrophic; Spirulina (Arthrospira) sp.

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSPIRA; BIOMASS YIELD; BLUE GREEN ALGAE; CELL YIELDS; CELLULAR GROWTH RATE; CULTURE CONDITIONS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION; GROWTH YIELD; MICROBIAL CULTURE; MICROBIAL STRAIN; MIXOTROPHIC; NITRATE NITROGEN; PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC; SPIRULINA; SUBSTRATE CONVERSION;

BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; SUBSTRATES;

ECOLOGY;

GLUCOSE; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIRULINA;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIOMASS; GLUCOSE; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SPIRULINA;

CYANOBACTERIA; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA SP.;

EID: 84856422410     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0833-0     Document Type: Article

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