EFFECT OF IMMOBILIZATION OF CYANOBACTERIA IN SOLID-MATRIX ON AMMONIA EXCRETION AND NITROGEN-FIXING ACTIVITY

Authors
MAHESH G KANNAIYAN S
Citation
G. Mahesh et S. Kannaiyan, EFFECT OF IMMOBILIZATION OF CYANOBACTERIA IN SOLID-MATRIX ON AMMONIA EXCRETION AND NITROGEN-FIXING ACTIVITY, Biotechnology letters, 15(9), 1993, pp. 975-978
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
15
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
975 - 978
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1993)15:9<975:EOIOCI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The algal symbiont of Azolla - Anabaena azollae (AS-DS) and free-livin g A.variabilis (SAo) colonized and immobilized well in all the solid m atrices such as hollow fibre, polyurethane foam, cotton and silk cotto n. Biomass production was more under immobilized state than under free -living state. Heterocyst frequency, nitrogen fixing activity and ammo nia excretion were significantly higher under immobilized state than u nder free-living conditions.