Effect of Brachionus rubens on the growth characteristics of various species of microalgae

Background: Cultivation of algae for conversion to biofuels has gained global interest. Outdoor raceway cultivation is preferred because of its lower capital and operating costs. A major disadvantage of outdoor cultivation is susceptibility of algal crops to attack by predatory rotifers. In order to...

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Main Authors: Reda A.I. Abou-Shanab, Manjinder Singh, Anangelica Rivera-Cruz, Grace Power, Thomas Bagby-Moon, Keshav Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345816300422