Characterization of a non-thermophilic strain of the red algal genus Galdieria isolated from Soos (Czech Republic)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 477-482

  Gross, Wolfgang ^a   Oesterhelt, Christine ^a   Tischendorf, Gilbert ^a   Lederer, Filip ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acidophilic algae; Cyanidiaceae; Euglena mutabilis; Freeze tolerance; Galdieria sulphuraria; Heterotrophy; Pseudococcomyxa simplex; Temperature optimum

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; RED ALGA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPERATURE;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANIDIACEAE; EUGLENA; EUGLENA MUTABILIS; EUKARYOTA; GALDIERIA; GALDIERIA SULPHURARIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0036696019     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026202003773     Document Type: Article

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