Characteristics of chlorophyll formation of the aerial microalga Coelastrella striolata var. multistriata and its application for environmental biomonitoring

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-39

  Abe, Katsuya ^a   Takizawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Kimura, Seiko ^a   Hirano, Morio ^a  

^a KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerial microalga; Chlorophyll formation; Coelastrella striolata var. Multistriata; Green device

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CELLS; IONS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROCKS;

AERIAL MICROALGA; AMMONIUM IONS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION;

CHLOROPHYLL;

ADONIXANTHIN; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALCULATION; COELASTRELLA STRIOLATA; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTION MONITORING; ROCK; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; COELASTRELLA; COELASTRELLA STRIOLATA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 4143105873     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70239-X     Document Type: Review

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