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    Unlocking the potential of microalgae cultivated on wastewater combined with salinity stress to improve biodiesel production

    Microalgae have the potential as a source of biofuels due to their high biomass productivity and ability to grow in a wide range of conditions, including wastewater. This study investigated cultivating two mic...

    Mohamed E. H. Osman, Atef M. Abo-Shady in Environmental Science and Pollution Resear… (2023)

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    Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Antiviral Activities of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles by Phycobiliprotein Crude Extract of the Cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis and Nostoc linckia

    The present work was designed for the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by Spirulina platensis and Nostoc linckia phycobiliprotein extract and for evaluation of their antimicrobial, antioxidant, and an...

    Gehan A. Ismail, Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Rehab M. Samy, Saly F. Gheda in BioNanoScience (2021)

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    Outdoor cultivation of the green microalga Chlorella vulgaris under stress conditions as a feedstock for biofuel

    The present work investigated the potential of the green alga Chlorella vulgaris to produce high-quality biofuel under culture stress conditions. The cultivation was carried out in a 1000 l open plate tank system...

    Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Saly F. Gheda in Environmental Science and Pollution Resear… (2019)

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    Variation in bioactive compounds in some seaweeds from Abo Qir bay, Alexandria, Egypt

    This study aims to assess the bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities of three selected seaweeds [Cladophora pellucida (Chlorophyta), Padina tetrastromatica (Phaeophyta) and Laurencia papillosa (Rhodophyta...

    Mona M. Ismail, Saly F. Gheda, Leonel Pereira in Rendiconti Lincei (2016)

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    Improved soil characteristics and wheat germination as influenced by inoculation of Nostoc kihlmani and Anabaena cylindrica

    Many soils in Egypt have low nutrient content and poor structural stability. Herein, we have investigated the effects of inoculation of two nitrogen fixing cyanobacterial species (Nostoc kihlmani and Anabaena cyl...

    Saly F. Gheda, Dalia A. Ahmed in Rendiconti Lincei (2015)

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    Effect of two species of cyanobacteria as biofertilizers on some metabolic activities, growth, and yield of pea plant

    Two cyanobacterial species (Nostoc entophytum and Oscillatoria angustissima) were tested as biofertilizers, substituting the normally used chemical fertilizer, for pea plant. Inoculation of soil with a suspension...

    Mohamed Elanwar H. Osman, Mostafa M. El-Sheekh in Biology and Fertility of Soils (2010)