Isolation and characterization of a cell wall-defective mutant of Chlamydomonas monoica (Chlorophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1261-1267

  Fuentes, Cesar ^a   VanWinkle Swift, Karen ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chlamydomonas monoica; Mutant; Protoplast; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; GREEN ALGA;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS MONOICA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0346361489     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.2003.03-087.x     Document Type: Article

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