Agar properties of two species of Gracilariaceae from the Gulf of California, Mexico

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-175

  Orduña Rojas, Javier ^a   García Camacho, Karla Y ^a   Orozco Meyer, Priscila ^a   Ríosmena Rodríguez, Rafael ^b   Pacheco Ruiz, Isaí ^c   Zertuche González, José A ^c   Meling López, Alf E ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agarophytes; Gracilaria vermiculophylla; Gracilariopsis longissima; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA VERMICULOPHYLLA; GRACILARIACEAE; GRACILARIOPSIS LONGISSIMA;

EID: 41049096554     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9202-7     Document Type: Article

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