Studies on the nitrogen utilization of endosymbiotic algae isolated from Japanese Paramecium bursaria

Plant Science

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 481-486

  Kato, Yutaka ^a   Ueno, Seiko ^a   Imamura, Nobutaka ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Endosymbiont; Nitrogen utilization; Paramecium bursaria

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIODIVERSITY; ENZYMES; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHLORELLA; ENDOSYMBIONT; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; PARAMESIUM BURSARIA;

ALGAE;

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; NITROGEN; PLANTS;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM BURSARIA;

EID: 30944456297     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2005.09.018     Document Type: Article

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