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dc.contributor.authorKhodse, V.B.
dc.contributor.authorBhosle, N.B.
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-21T11:19:30Z
dc.date.available2010-06-21T11:19:30Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationBiofouling, vol.26(5); 527-537
dc.identifier.otherno
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3643
dc.description.abstractDiatoms are abundant in biofilms developed on surfaces immersed in sunlit waters. In both the planktonic and the biofilm mode of growth, diatoms produce carbohydrate polymers which perform several functions including motility, protection, production of macro-aggregates and detoxification. However, little is known about the differences, if any, in the production and characterization at the molecular level of carbohydrates in planktonic and biofilm cells. In order to identify the differences in these two modes of growth, the concentration of total carbohydrates, carbohydrate fractions, neutral carbohydrates, uronic acids and amino sugars in planktonic and biofilm cells of Amphora rostrata were measured. The results showed that the distribution of carbohydrate fractions, uronic acids and amino sugars was different in biofilm and planktonic cells. Cell normalized concentrations of these components were two to five times greater in planktonic cells compared with biofilm cells. The concentrations of glucose and glucosamine decreased, whereas fucose increased in planktonic cells over the period of cultivation. Conversely, the concentrations of glucose and glucosamine increased while that of fucose decreased in attached cells. The study suggests that marked differences exist between the carbohydrates of the planktonic and the biofilm cells of A. rostrata
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
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dc.rightsThe final and definitive form of the preprint has been published in the "Biofouling" © 2010 Taylor & Francis; "Biofouling" is available online at http://www.informaworld.com/ with open URL of artilce : http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1029-2454&volume=26&spage=527
dc.subjectplanktonic cells
dc.subjectbiofilm cells
dc.subjectAmphora rostrata
dc.subjectglucosamine
dc.titleDifferences in carbohydrate profiles in batch culture grown planktonic and biofilm cells of Amphora rostrata Wm. Sm
dc.typeJournal Article


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