Iron and glucose effects on the morphology of Botryococcus braunii with assumption on the colony formation variability

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Tanoi, Takako ^a   Kawachi, Masanobu ^a   Watanabe, Makoto M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Botryococcus braunii; Chlorophyta; Colony size; Glucose; Iron limited; Iron rich

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 84893794865     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-0026-3     Document Type: Article

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