Oleaginous Microalga Nannochloropsis (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Oleaginous Microalga Nannochloropsis

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Left panel: Light microscopic image of Nannochloropsis. Lipid droplets look slightly bluish by light refraction. Right panel: Fluorescence micrograph of that accumulated a large amount of oils. With color-coding, green indicates chloroplasts, and yellow oil droplets.

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Tokyo Institute of Technology

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