Effects of nitrate concentration on growth and fatty acid composition of the marine microalga Pavlova viridis (Prymnesiophyceae)

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Li, Mei ^a   Gong, Renmin ^a   Rao, Xiangjun ^a   Liu, Zhili ^a   Wang, Xiaomei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Nitrate concentration; Pavlova viridis

Indexed keywords

HAPTOPHYCEAE; PAVLOVA; PAVLOVA VIRIDIS;

EID: 17144361801     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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