A modified pH drift assay for inorganic carbon accumulation and external carbonic anhydrase activity in microalgae

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 377-385

  van Hille, Rob ^a   Fagan, Marijke ^a,b   Bromfield, Lucinda ^a   Pott, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aqueous chemistry; Carbon concentrating mechanism; Screening test

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; DUNALIELLA SALINA; SCENEDESMUS; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 84893759519     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-0076-6     Document Type: Article

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