A cost-effective microbial fuel cell to detect and select for photosynthetic electrogenic activity in algae and cyanobacteria

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-23

  Luimstra, Veerle M ^a,b   Kennedy, Sophie Jean ^a   Güttler, Johanna ^a   Wood, Susanna A ^a,c   Williams, David E ^d   Packer, Michael A ^a  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic cyanobacteria; Benthic Paulschulzia pseudovolvox; Disposable pottle; Electrogenic microorganism; Photosynthetic microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; LEPTOLYNGBYA; MICROCOLEUS; NOSTOC; PAULSCHULZIA PSEUDOVOLVOX; PHORMIDIUM; PSEUDANABAENA;

EID: 84893796824     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-0051-2     Document Type: Article

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