Environmental controls on growth and lipid content for the freshwater diatom, Fragilaria capucina: A candidate for biofuel production

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1045-1051

  Chaffin, Justin D ^a   Mishra, Sasmita ^a   Kuhaneck, Rachel M ^a   Heckathorn, Scott A ^a   Bridgeman, Thomas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative energy; Biofuel; Fragilaria; Lake Erie; Lipid

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAGILARIA; FRAGILARIA CAPUCINA;

EID: 84866089920     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-011-9732-x     Document Type: Article

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