Location and expression of frustulins in the pennate diatoms Cylindrotheca fusiformis, Navicula pelliculosa, and Navicula salinarum (Bacillariophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1044-1053

  Van De Poll, Willem H ^a   Vrieling, Engel G ^a   Gieskes, Winfried W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyceae; Casing; Diatoms; Frustule; Frustulins; Immunocytochemistry; Si synchronization; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYLINDROTHECA FUSIFORMIS; NAVICULA PELLICULOSA; NAVICULA SALINARUM;

EID: 0032750978     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3551044.x     Document Type: Article

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