Ultrahigh-cell-density culture of a marine green alga Chlorococcum littorale in a flat-plate photobioreactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 655-662

  Hu, Q ^a   Kurano, N ^a   Kawachi, M ^a   Iwasaki, I ^a   Miyachi, S ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; CELL DENSITY; GREEN ALGAE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL DENSITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EQUIPMENT; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE;

CHLOROCOCCUM LITTORALE;

EID: 0031809302     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051228     Document Type: Article

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