Immuno-electron microscopic quantification of the fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding polypeptides Fcp2, Fcp4, and Fcp6 of Cyclotella cryptica grown under low- and high-light intensities

International Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-36

  Becker, Frank ^a   Rhiel, Erhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyceae; Cyclotella; Immunogold labeling electron microscopy; Light harvesting complexes; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA; CYCLOTELLA CRYPTICA;

EID: 33646423824     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070500493753     Document Type: Article

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