Isolation of a new strain of Picochlorum sp and characterization of its potential biotechnological applications

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1535-1543

  de la Vega, M ^a   Diaz E ^a   Vila, M ^a   Leon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Biodiesel; Carotenoids; Lipids; Microalgae; Picochlorum

Indexed keywords

18S RRNA; BEST STRATEGY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CAROTENOIDS; CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; CO-PRODUCTS; DOUBLE BONDS; DRY WEIGHT; FATTY ACID PROFILES; HIGH GROWTH RATE; HIGH RATE; HIGH-CONTENT; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LINOLENIC ACIDS; LOW LEVEL; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGA; PICOCHLORUM; TOTAL LIPIDS; ZEAXANTHIN;

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE ENCODING; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; RNA; STRAIN;

FATTY ACIDS;

CAROTENOID; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RIVER;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYTA; FATTY ACIDS; MICROALGAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIVERS;

PICOCHLORUM;

EID: 82955233547     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.686     Document Type: Article

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