Effect of different nitrogen sources on growth and glycerol production by Dunaliella salina

Cytobios

Volumn 1999, Issue 385, 1999, Pages 79-86

  Thakur, A ^a,b   Kumar, H D ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dunaliella salina; Glycerol production; Growth; Halotolerant eukaryotes; Nitrogen sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009483027     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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