Identification and characterization of a new strain of the unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina (Teod.) from Korea

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 821-827

  Polle, Jürgen E W ^a   Struwe, Lena ^b   Jin, Eonseon ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

carotene; Dunaliella salina; Green alga

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL GRANULE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUNALIELLA SALINA; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GREEN ALGA; KOREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SALINITY; SALT STRESS; SALT TOLERANCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ALGAE, GREEN; BETA CAROTENE; DNA, ALGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; KOREA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SALTS;

CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; EUKARYOTA; PYRUS;

EID: 50249180728     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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