Unusual occurrence of non carotenogenic strains of Dunaliella bardawil and Dunaliella parva in India

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 473-483

  Jayappriyan, K R ^a   Rajkumar, R ^a   Rengasamy, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyceae; Dunaliella; Molecular taxonomy; Non carotenogenic; Specific primers

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; INDIA; METABOLISM;

CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYTA; INDIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA BARDAWIL; DUNALIELLA PARVA;

EID: 80054075157     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000384     Document Type: Article

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