Cultivation of an indigenous Chlorella sorokiniana with phytohormones for biomass and lipid production under N-limitation

Algal Research

Volumn 23, Issue , 2017, Pages 178-185

  Giridhar Babu, A ^a   Wu, Xiaoge ^a   Kabra, Akhil N ^a   Kim, Dong Pyo ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chlorella sorokiniana; Gene expression; Hormones; Lipids; Nitrogen limitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012979825     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.02.004     Document Type: Article

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