Does warm-water extraction of benthic diatoms yield extracellular polymeric substances or does it extract intracellular chrysolaminaran?

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-131

  De Brouwer, J F C ^a   Stal, L J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 2542484843     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260410001703815     Document Type: Article

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