Giant marine cyanobacteria produce exciting potential pharmaceuticals

Microbe

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 277-284

  Gerwick, William H ^a   Coates, R Cameron ^b   Engene, Niclas ^b   Gerwick, Lena ^b   Grindberg, Rashel V ^b   Jones, Adam C ^b   Sorrels, Carla M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 45349092848     PISSN: 15587452     EISSN: 15587460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbe.3.277.1     Document Type: Review

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