Screening and partial purification of photoprotective pigment scytonemin from cyanobacterial crusts dwelling on the historical monuments in and around Varanasi, India

In the present investigation, biological crusts from the surface of eight historical monuments of Varanasi, India, were examined for the presence of scytonemin (a cyanobacterial photoprotective pigment) containing cyanobacterial species. <em>Lyngbya</em> sp. and <em>Scytonema</e...

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Main Authors: Jainendra Pathak, Arun S. Sonker, R. Richa, R. Rajneesh, Vinod K. Kannaujiya, Vidya Singh, Haseen Ahmed, Rajeshwar P. Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Microbiology Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mr/article/view/6559