Long-term viability of preserved eukaryotic algae

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-127

  Day, John G ^a   Watanabe, Makoto M ^b   Morris, G John ^c,d   Fleck, Roland A ^a,e   McLellan, Mark R ^a,f  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c Culture Centre of Algae and Protozoa   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^f Middlemarch Environmental   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Cryo injury; Cryo storage; Cryopreservation; Culture collection; Drying; Freeze drying

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030823547     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007991507314     Document Type: Article

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