Production of high-density Chlorella culture grown in fermenters

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-43

  Doucha, Jiři ^a   Livansky K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Fed batch; Heterotrophic culture; High density fermentation

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 84855852917     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9643-2     Document Type: Article

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