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Ultrastructural Changes in Marine Microalgae from Different Taxonomic Groups during Batch Cultivation

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A comparative ultrastructural study was performed on microalgae from different taxonomic groups (Dinoflagellata, Haptophyta, Rhodophyta, and Ochrophyta) in batch culture. Intra- and interspecific differences in the cell structure in exponential (7 days), stationary (30 days) and decline phases (60 days) are described. General and specific changes in the microalgal cell morphology (the structure of the photosynthetic apparatus, cell wall, and lipid bodies) were found under stress conditions during long-term cultivation.

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  1. National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041, Vladivostok, Russia

    T. Yu. Orlova, M. A. Sabutskaya & Zh. V. Markina

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Orlova, T.Y., Sabutskaya, M.A. & Markina, Z.V. Ultrastructural Changes in Marine Microalgae from Different Taxonomic Groups during Batch Cultivation. Russ J Mar Biol 45, 202–210 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074019030106

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