Polysaccharide composition of the mucilage of Azolla algal packets

Symbiosis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-313

  Forni, C ^a   Haegi, A ^b   Del Gallo, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Ist Sperim per la Patol Vegetale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Arthrobacter; Azolla; Mucilage; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA;

EID: 0031840478     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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