Environmental effects on growth and biochemical composition of Nitzschia inconspicua Grunow

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 389-396

  Chu, Wan Loy ^a   Phang, Siew Moi ^a   Goh, Swee Hock ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

carbon source; diatoms; eicosapentaenoic acid; fatty acids; lipids; nitrogen; Nitzschia inconspicua; silicate

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITZSCHIA INCONSPICUA;

EID: 0030434358     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02178582     Document Type: Article

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