Proposal of Ectocarpus siliculosus (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae) as a model organism for brown algal genetics and genomics

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1079-1088

  Peters, Akira F ^a   Marie, Dominique ^b   Scornet, Delphine ^a   Kloareg, Bernard ^a   Cock, J Mark ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Genetics; Genomics; Marine macroalgae; Model species; Phaeophyceae

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; GENETICS; MACROALGA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ECTOCARPALES; ECTOCARPUS; ECTOCARPUS SILICULOSUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUCALES; FUNGI; LAMINARIALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 11144310603     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.04058.x     Document Type: Article

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