The chitinous nature of filaments ejected by Phaeocystis (Prymnesiophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 666-672

  Chrétiennot Dinet, Marie Josèphe ^a   Giraud Guille, Marie Madeleine ^a   Vaulot, Daniel ^b   Putaux, Jean Luc ^c   Saito, Yukie ^c   Chanzy, Henri ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cryotechniques; Electron diffraction analysis; Phaeocystis; Prymnesiophyceae; X ray microanalysis; chitin

Indexed keywords

HAPTOPHYCEAE; PHAEOCYSTIS; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 1842288025     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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