Physiological responses to phosphorus limitation in batch and steady-state cultures of Dunaliella tertiolecta (chlorophyta): A unique stress protein as an indicator of phosphate deficiency

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 825-838

  Graziano, Lisa M ^a,c   La Roche, Julie ^b   Geider, Richard J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^d THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 0030456821     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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