Axenic culture of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Pfiesteria shumwayae in a semi-defined medium

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-82

  Skelton, Hayley M ^a,c   Burkholder, Joann M ^a   Parrow, Matthew W ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical requirements; Cultivation; Nutrition; Phagotrophy; Protist

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; DINOFLAGELLATE; LIPID; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHAGOTROPHY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DINOFLAGELLATE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; GERM-FREE LIFE; PARASITOLOGY;

DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA SHUMWAYAE; PROTISTA;

EID: 61849096282     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00368.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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