Hydrodynamic characterization of the exopolysaccharide from the halophilic cyanobacterium Aphanothece halophytica GR02: A comparison with xanthan

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Language of Original Document: English
Correspondence Address: Morris, G.A.; Univ of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, United Kingdom
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