Composition of carotenoids and identification of aerial microalgae isolated from the surface of rocks in mountainous districts of Japan

Algal Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 237-243

  Aburai, Nobuhiro ^a   Ohkubo, Satoshi ^b   Miyashita, Hideaki ^b   Abe, Katsuya ^a  

^a KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerial microalgae; Carotenoids; Chlorophyceae; Eustigmatophyceae; High light irradiance

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; COELASTRELLA; EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; SCENEDESMUS; VISCHERIA HELVETICA;

EID: 84879270634     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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