Early detection of protozoan grazers in algal biofuel cultures

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 715-719

  Day, John G ^a   Thomas, Naomi J ^a   Achilles Day, Undine E M ^a   Leakey, Raymond J G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algal biofuels; Ciliates; FlowCAM; Grazers; Lipids

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CILIATES; DETECTION LIMITS; EUPLOTES VANNUS; FLOW-CYTOMETER; FLOWCAM; GRAZERS; MARINE ALGAE; MODEL SYSTEM; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SIZE RANGES;

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; LIPIDS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL;

ALGA; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CILIATE; DETECTION METHOD; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HETEROTROPHY; LIPID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA; PROTOZOAN;

ALGA; ALGAL CELL CULTURE; AMOEBA (GENUS); ARTICLE; CILIATE; COHNILEMBUS RENIFORMIS; DINOFLAGELLATE; EUPLOTES VANNUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAZER; HARTMANNELLA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; NONHUMAN; OXYRRHIS MARINA; PARAMOEBA EIHARDII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; URONEMA MARINUM;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUPLOTES VANNUS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84860472647     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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