1st Edition

Spirulina Platensis Arthrospira Physiology, Cell-Biology And Biotechnology

Edited By Avigad Vonshak Copyright 1997

    This text contains detailed descriptions of both the biology and the biotechnological uses of Spirulina Platensis, a blue-green algae, which has been recognized and used worldwide as a traditional source of protein in the food

    Morphology, ultrastructure and taxonomy of Arthrospira Spirulina Maxima and Arthrospira Spirulina Platensis; the photosynthetic apparatus of Spirulina - electron transport and energy transfer; Spirulina - growth, physiology and biochemistry; genetics of Spirulina; outdoors mass production of Spirulina - the basic concept; tubular bioreactors; cultivation of Spirulina Arthrospira outdoors - the Earthrise farms experience; mass cultivation and wastewater treatment using Spirulina; the

    Biography

    Avigad Vonshak