Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) production trends of two marine bacteria: Pseudidiomarina homiensis and pseudoalteromonas atlantica

AMTA/AWWA Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 728-736

  Li, Sheng ^a   Winters, Harvey ^b   Amy, Gary L ^b  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcian blue; Bacteria; TEP

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUES; CONTENT DETERMINATION; DILUTION FACTORS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRODUCTION RATES; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; TEP; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLES;

BOTTLES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

BACTERIA;

EID: 84890388449     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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