Carotenoid fluorescence in Dunaliella salina

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 645-649

  Kleinegris, Dorinde M M ^a   van Es, Marjon A ^a   Janssen, Marcel ^a   Brandenburg, Willem A ^a   Wijffels, René H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carotene; Carotenoids; Dunaliella salina; Fluorescence microscopy; Globules

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA SALINA;

EID: 84755161814     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9505-y     Document Type: Article

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