Colony sheath formation is accompanied by shell formation and release in the green alga Botryococcus braunii (race B)
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Colony organization in the green alga Botryococcus braunii (Race B) is specified by a complex extracellular matrix.
Botryococcus braunii is a colonial green alga whose cells associate via a complex extracellular matrix (ECM) and produce prodigious amounts of liquid hydrocarbons that can be readily converted into conventional combustion engine fuels. We used quick-freeze deep-etch electron microscopy and biochemical/histochemical analysis to elucidate many new features of B. braunii cell/colony organization a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Algal Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2211-9264
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2015.02.015