Regulation of gametogenesis and zoosporogenesis in Ulva linza (Chlorophyta): Comparison with Ulva mutabilis and potential for laboratory culture

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue JAN, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Vesty, Eleanor F ^a   Kessler, Ralf W ^b   Wichard, Thomas ^b   Coates, Juliet C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algal bacterial interactions; Axenic culture; Gametogenesis; Green algae; Life cycle; Morphogenesis; Sporulation inhibitor; Zoosporogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA LINZA; ULVA MUTABILIS;

EID: 84922226633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00015     Document Type: Article

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