Temperature responses of growth, photosynthesis, respiration and NADH: Nitrate reductase in cryophilic and mesophilic algae

New Phytologist

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-331

  Vona, Vincenza ^a   Di Martino Rigano, Vittoria ^a   Lobosco, Ornella ^a   Carfagna, Simona ^a   Esposito, Sergio ^a   Rigano, Carmelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algal growth; Algal photosynthesis; Algal respiration; Cryophilic algae; Nitrate reductase; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; GROWTH; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

'CHLORELLA' SACCHAROPHILA; ALGAE; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; KOLIELLA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 3543034654     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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