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Live Diatoms Cultures for biology and life science possess chlorophylls a and c and accessory carotenoids that are responsible for the characteristic coloration. Diatoms can be either unicellular or chain-forming.
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Culture diatoms under moderate to high light in Pringsheim’s Soil Water or Knop’s solution (Catalog No. K0003).This item can only be shipped to schools, museums and science centers
Diatoms possess chlorophylls a and c and accessory carotenoids that are responsible for the characteristic coloration. Food is stored as the polysaccharide chrysolaminarin. Diatoms can be either unicellular or chain-forming with siliceous cell walls composed of two overlapping plates.
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