Seaweed biotechnology in Brazil: Six decades of studies on natural products and their antibiotic and other biological activities

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1923-1937

  Fernandes, Daniela Rezende Peçanha ^a   de Oliveira, Vinícius Peruzzi ^a   Yoneshigue Valentin, Yocie ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Health and well being; Review; Seaweed resources; Seaweed utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910148311     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0287-5     Document Type: Article

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