Characterization of a Korean Domestic Cyanobacterium Limnothrix sp. KNUA012 for Biofuel Feedstock
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Hong, Ji Won
(Advanced Bio-resource Research Center, Kyungpook National University)
Jo, Seung-Woo (Department of Energy Science, Kyungpook National University) Kim, Oh Hong (Advanced Bio-resource Research Center, Kyungpook National University) Jeong, Mi Rang (School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University) Kim, Hyeon (Advanced Bio-resource Research Center, Kyungpook National University) Park, Kyung Mok (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Dongshin University) Lee, Kyoung In (Biotechnology Industrialization Center, Dongshin University) Yoon, Ho-Sung (Advanced Bio-resource Research Center, Kyungpook National University) |
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