Carbohydrate synthesis by two Navicula strains isolated from benthic and pelagic mucilages in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Tuscan Archipelago)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 259-261

  Faraloni, Cecilia ^a   De Philippis, Roberto ^a   Sili, Claudio ^b   Vincenzini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic aggregates; Diatoms; EPS; Exocellular polysaccharides; Mucilages; Navicula; Pelagic aggregates; Tyrrhenian sea

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NAVICULA;

EID: 0038380255     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023854900086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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