Characteristics and role of the exocellular polysaccharides produced by five cyanobacteria isolated from phototrophic biofilms growing on stone monuments

Biofouling

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-224

  Rossi, Federico ^a   Micheletti, Ernesto ^a   Bruno, Laura ^b   Adhikary, Siba P ^c   Albertano, Patrizia ^b   de Philippis, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; ETR (electron transport rate); exopolysaccharides; metal affinity; phototrophic biofilms; sandstone biodeterioration; UV protective pigments

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; AMINO ACID; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON; MONUMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PIGMENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SANDSTONE; SECRETION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INDIA; ORISSA;

COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOCAPSA; LEPTOLYNGBYA; PLECTONEMA;

EID: 84859606428     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.663751     Document Type: Article

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