Aptamers are an innovative and promising tool for phytoplankton taxonomy and biodiversity research

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 92-103

  Santamaria, Gianluca ^a,b,c,e   Esposito, Carla Lucia ^d   Cerchia, Laura ^d   Benvenuto, Giovanna ^a   Nanjappa, Deepak ^a   Sarno, Diana ^a   Zingone, Adriana ^a   De Franciscis, Vittorio ^d   Ribera d'Alcalà, Maurizio ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

aptamers; detection methods; diatoms

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DIATOM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PEPTIDE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESEARCH WORK; TAXONOMY; TRACER;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS SOCIALIS; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; LEPTOCYLINDRUS; LEPTOCYLINDRUS DANICUS; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA MULTISTRIATA; SKELETONEMA MARINOI;

EID: 84922176988     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2014.966700     Document Type: Article

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