The effect of pH on growth rate, biochemical composition and extracellular carbohydrate production of the marine diatom Skeletonema costatum

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-194

  Taraldsvik, Morten ^a   Myklestad, Sverre M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cellular free amino acids; Extracellular carbohydrate; Extracellular mono and polysaccharides; Growth rate; PH; Skeletonema costatum; Storage l,3 glucan

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBOHYDRATE; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; PH;

SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 0033934728     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026200002687     Document Type: Article

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