Biosynthesis and function of extracellular glycans in cyanobacteria

Life

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 164-180

  Kehr, Jan Christoph ^a   Dittmann, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colony formation; Cyanobacteria; Exopolysaccharides; Lipopolysaccharides

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84922016479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20751729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/life5010164     Document Type: Review

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