African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Improving the optimum yield and growth of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CC125 and CW15 using various carbon sources and growth regimes

Navid Taghavi
  • Navid Taghavi
  • Department of Bioscience, University of Kent, Canterbury, England.
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Gary Robinson
  • Gary Robinson
  • Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Bioscience, University of Kent, Canterbury, England.
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  •  Received: 10 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 May 2016
  •  Published: 08 June 2016

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