African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Increasing the extraction efficiency of algal lipid for biodiesel production: Novel application of algal viruses

Swapnil G. Sanmukh
  • Swapnil G. Sanmukh
  • Environmental Virology Cell, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India.
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Krishna Khairnar*
  • Krishna Khairnar*
  • Environmental Virology Cell, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India.
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Rajshree H. Chandekar
  • Rajshree H. Chandekar
  • Environmental Virology Cell, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India.
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Waman N. Paunikar
  • Waman N. Paunikar
  • Environmental Virology Cell, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India.
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  •  Received: 21 August 2013
  •  Published: 09 April 2014

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