Abstract
The 17 Ankistrodesmus strains studied do not produce extracellular amylolytic enzymes. 20 out of 28 Scenedesmus strains, however, are able to hydrolyse starch.
The groups of strains previously characterized physiologically and biochemically were assigned to established species of the genera Ankistrodesmus (including Monoraphidium) and Scenedesmus.
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Abbreviations
- GC:
-
Guanine + cytosine
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Kessler, E. Physiological and biochemical contributions to the taxonomy of the genera Ankistrodesmus and Scenedesmus . Arch. Microbiol. 126, 11–14 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00421885
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