Characterization of a sugar/polyol uptake system in the red alga galdieria sulphuraria

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-277

  Oesterhelt, Christine ^a   Schnarrenberger, Claus ^a   Gross, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanidiaceae; Galdieria sulphuraria; Heterotrophy; Polyols; Rhodophyta; Sugar transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024215723     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670269910001736322     Document Type: Article

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