Adaptation of Dunaliella salina (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) to growth on NH4/+ as the sole nitrogen source

Phycologia

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 345-350

  Giordano, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; DUNALIELLA SALINA; EUKARYOTA; SALINA; VOLVOCALES;

EID: 0031448354     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-36-5-345.1     Document Type: Article

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