The use of mutants to study nitrate assimilation, in green microalgae

Scientia Marina

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 191-194

  Galván, Aurora ^a   Quesada, Alberto ^a   Fernández, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene cluster; Nitrate reductase; Nitrate transporter

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 0001355308     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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