Influence of medium composition on growth behaviour of Dictyostelium discoideum for cultivation on axenic media

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-343

  Stephan, Miriam ^a   Beshay, Usama ^a,b   Friehs, Karl ^a   Flaschel, Erwin ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Universities and Research centers District   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Axenic media; Carbohydrates; Cell density; Dictyostelium discoideum; Growth kinetics

Indexed keywords

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM;

EID: 0344584906     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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