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Concerns over the reporting of inconsistent data on fatty acid composition for microalgae of the genus Nannochloropsis (Eustigmatophyceae)

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  1. Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute of Agriculture and Biotechnology, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 84990, Israel

    Inna Khozin-Goldberg & Sammy Boussiba

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Khozin-Goldberg, I., Boussiba, S. Concerns over the reporting of inconsistent data on fatty acid composition for microalgae of the genus Nannochloropsis (Eustigmatophyceae). J Appl Phycol 23, 933–934 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-011-9659-2

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