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Azide Sensitivity In Species Of Chlamydomonas And Carteria, Kim Michael Kobriger

Masters Theses

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The Role Of An Extracellular Algal Polysaccharide In The Susceptibility To Copper Poisoning, James I. Mangi

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

Algae of many diverse taxonomic units produce water soluble non-crystalline extracellular heteropolysaccharides. These polymers, or mixtures of polymers, usually have a gelatinous consistency and they may be termed “mucilage,” or “pectic,” “sheath,” “capsule” or “gelatinous” material. It may also be termed “algal slime.” It is the purpose of this work to investigate one possible function of at least one variety of algal slime.

The hypothesis to be investigated is that the slime produced by an algal cell affects the susceptibility of that alga to poisons, particularly metal ions. The rationale for this comes from:

A. The observation that algal slimes …