Biochemical composition and fatty acid content of filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 812-817

  Vargas, M A ^a   Rodriguez H ^a   Moreno, J ^a   Olivares, H ^a   Del Campo, J A ^a   Rivas, J ^a   Guerrero, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemical composition; Blue green algae; Fatty acids; Nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FATTY ACID; NITROGEN FIXATION;

ANABAENOPSIS; NOSTOC;

EID: 0031759280     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340812.x     Document Type: Article

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