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Influence of carbon dioxide supply on the chloroplast structure of Chlorella pyrenoidosa

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Electron microscopic investigations show that the structure of the lamellar system of Chlorella pyrenoidosa depends on the carbon dioxide supply in the culture medium. Chloroplasts of C. pyrenoidosa when grown with 0.03% CO2, show typical grana structure whereas with 3% CO2 the chloroplast structure is typical of that of the Chlorophyceae.

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Gergis, M.S. Influence of carbon dioxide supply on the chloroplast structure of Chlorella pyrenoidosa . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 83, 321–327 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425244

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