Biochemical taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of the genus Chlorella sensu lato (Chlorophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 587-598

  Huss, Volker A R ^a   Frank, Carola ^a   Hartmann, Elke C ^a   Hirmer, Monika ^a   Kloboucek, Annette ^a   Seidel, Barbara M ^a   Wenzeler, Petra ^a   Kessler, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Chemotaxonomy; Chlorella; Chlorophyta; DNA base composition; DNA DNA hybridization; Molecular systematics; Muriella; Phylogeny; Prototheca; Scenedesmus

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DNA ANALYSIS; GLUCOSAMINE; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; THYLAKOID;

'CHLORELLA' LUTEOVIRIDIS; 'CHLORELLA' MIRABILIS; 'CHLORELLA' SACCHAROPHILA; 'CHLORELLA' ZOFINGIENSIS; ALGAE; AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; CHLORELLA KESSLERI; CHLORELLA LOBOPHORA; CHLORELLA SENSU; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MIRABILIS; MURIELLA; MYCHONASTES HOMOSPHAERA; PARACHLORELLA KESSLERI; PROTOTHECA; SCENEDESMUS; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0033053912     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3530587.x     Document Type: Article

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