Characterization of Laurencia arbuscula spore mucilage and cell walls with stains and FITC-labelled lectins

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 301-308

  Bouzon, Zenilda Laurita ^a   Ouriques, Luciane Cristina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lectin; Red alga; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CELLULOSE; GERMINATION; MUCILAGE; PROTEIN; RED ALGA; SPORE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LAURENCIA; LAURENCIA ARBUSCULA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33947270929     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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