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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021

Continuous measurements of volatile gases as detection of algae crop health.

Jon S Sauer, Ryan Simkovsky, Alexia N Moore, Luis Camarda, Summer L Sherman, Kimberly A Prather, Robert S Pomeroy

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jon S SauerDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0001-7527-109X
Ryan SimkovskyDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0001-6837-0460
Alexia N MooreDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0003-0050-7955
Luis CamardaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Summer L ShermanDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Kimberly A PratherDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0003-3048-9890
Robert S PomeroyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093; rpomeroy@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9787-1050
University of California San Diego · USScripps Institution of Oceanography · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Algae cultivation in open raceway ponds is considered the most economical method for photosynthetically producing biomass for biofuels, chemical feedstocks, and other high-value products. One of the primary challenges for open ponds is diminished biomass yields due to attack by grazers, competitors, and infectious organisms. Higher-frequency observations are needed for detection of grazer infections, which can rapidly reduce biomass levels. In this study, real-time measurements were performed using chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) to monitor the impact of grazer infections on cyanobacterial cultures. Numerous volatile gases were produced during healthy growth periods from freshwater

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BiofuelsBiomassCyanobacteriaGasesPondsBiofuelsGasesalgal grazerschemical ionizationcrop protectionvolatile organic compounds

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PMID34599100
PMCPMC8501783
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