Characterization of cyanobacteria isolated from biofilms on stone monuments at Santiniketan, India

Biofouling

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 525-536

  Keshari, Nitin ^a   Adhikary, Siba Prasad ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

biofilm; cyanobacteria; metabolic activity; molecular phylogeny; pigments; stone monuments

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

AMINO ACID; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOFILM; CAROTENOID; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MONUMENT; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENT; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETICS; INDIA; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; CYANOBACTERIA; INDIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

INDIA;

CYANOBACTERIA; SCYTONEMA; TOLYPOTHRIX;

EID: 84878559011     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2013.794224     Document Type: Article

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