| Literature DB >> 27542819 |
M J Nadakavukaren1, D A McCracken1.
Abstract
An ultrastructural investigation of six different species of Prototheca showed that all of them contained starch grains enclosed in double-membrane-bounded structures recognized as plastids. It is concluded that these unicellular species of Prototheca must be considered as non-photosynthetic algae.Entities:
Keywords: Colorless alga; Electron microscopy; Plastids; Prototheca
Year: 1977 PMID: 27542819 DOI: 10.1007/BF00443840
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycopathologia ISSN: 0301-486X Impact factor: 2.574