Molecular insights into the novel aspects of diatom biology

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1666-1673

  Scala, S ^a   Bowler, C ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aequorin; Bacillariophyceae; Cylindrotheca; Diatoms; Ecophysiology; Endosymbiosis; Frustule; Frustulins; Fucoxanthin; Fusiformis; Genetic transformation; Heterokonts; Marine algae; Nanotechnology; Pattern formation; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Phytoplankton; Reporter genes; Sex; Silaffins; Silica; Silica deposition vesicle; Stramenopiles

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

CELL STRUCTURE; DIATOM; ECOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYLINDROTHECA; EUKARYOTA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 0034776876     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000804     Document Type: Review

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