Collection of living diatom cultures of Limnological Institute: Trends and use potential
Journal: Limnology and Freshwater Biology
Year: 2022

Abstract. Microalgae culture collections enable the practical use of the products of their metabolism and provide an overview of the morphological, genetic and physiological diversity known in nature. However, despite the fact that diatoms are a unique object, a little number of species is maintained in culture in world collections compared to their huge diversity. The Department of Cell Ultrastructure of the Limnological Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LIN S