Commercial developments in microalgal biotechnology

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-226

  Apt, Kirk E ^a   Behrens, Paul W ^a  

^a Martek Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Cryopreservation; Docosahexaenoic acid; Heterotrophic algae; Infant formula; Phycobilisomes; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FERMENTATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032891658     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520215.x     Document Type: Review

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