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Rincon SM, Beyenal H, Romero HM. A Response Surface Methodology Study for Chlorella vulgaris Mixotrophic Culture Optimization. Microorganisms 2024; 12:379. [PMID: 38399783 PMCID: PMC10892752 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12020379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Glycerol is a carbon source that produces good biomass under mixotrophic conditions. Enhancing the composition of culture media in algae biomass production improves growth rates, biomass yield, nutrient utilization efficiency, and overall cost-effectiveness. Among the key nutrients in the medium, nitrogen plays a pivotal role. Urea can be effectively used as a nitrogen source and is considered a low-cost form of nitrogen compared to other sources. Urea metabolism releases some CO2 in photosynthesis, and magnesium plays a major role in urea uptake. Magnesium is another key nutrient that is key in photosynthesis and other metabolic reactions. To maximize glycerol consumption in the mixotrophic system and to obtain high biomass and lipid productions, the variations in MgSO4·7H2O and urea concentrations were evaluated in the growth medium of the microalgae. A response surface methodology (RSM) using a central composite design (CCD) was designed to maximize glycerol consumption at the initial cellular growth rates (up to four days). The magnesium and urea supply varied from 0.3 to 1.7 g L-1. Response surface methodology was utilized to analyze the results, and the highest glycerol consumption rate, 770.2 mg L-1 d-1, was observed when C. vulgaris was grown at 1.7 g L-1 urea, 1.0 g L-1 MgSO4·7H2O. Using the optimal urea and magnesium concentrations with acetate, glucose, and glycerol as carbon sources, the same lipid content (10% average) was achieved on day 4 of mixotrophic C. vulgaris culture. Overall, the results show that mixotrophic growth of C. vulgaris using urea with an optimum magnesium concentration yields large amounts of fatty acids and that the carbon source greatly influences the profile of the fatty acids.
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- Sandra Milena Rincon
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA; (S.M.R.); (H.B.)
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA; (S.M.R.); (H.B.)
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- Biology and Breeding Research Program, Colombian OiI Palm Research Center, Bogotá 111121, Colombia
- Department of Biology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 11132, Colombia
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Li P, Wang D, Hu Z, Chen D, Wang Y, Wang M, Wei S, Song C. Insight into the potential mechanism of bicarbonate assimilation promoted by mixotrophic in CO 2 absorption and microalgae conversion system. Chemosphere 2024; 349:140903. [PMID: 38092167 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
CO2 absorption-microalgae conversion (CAMC) system is a promising carbon capture and utilization technology. However, the use of HCO3- as a carbon source often led to a slower growth rate of microalgae, which also limited the application of CAMC system. In this study, the assimilation efficiency of HCO3- in CAMC system was improved through mixotrophic, and the potential mechanism was investigated. The HCO3- assimilation efficiency and biomass under mixotrophic were 34.79% and 31.76% higher than that of control. Mixotrophic increased chlorophyll and phycocyanin content, which were beneficial to capture more light energy. The content of ATP and NADPH reached 566.86 μmol/gprot and 672.86 nmol/mgprot, which increased by 31.83% and 27.67% compared to autotrophic. The activity of carbonic anhydrase and Rubisco increased by 18.52% and 22.08%, respectively. Transcriptome showed that genes related to photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport were up-regulated. The synergy of photophosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation greatly improved energy metabolism efficiency, thus accelerating the assimilation of HCO3-. These results revealed a potential mechanism of promoting the HCO3- assimilation under mixotrophic, it also provided a guidance for using CAMC system to serve carbon neutrality.
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- Pengcheng Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Wetland Conservation and Green Development of Hebei Provin, Hengshui University, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Wetland Conservation and Green Development of Hebei Provin, Hengshui University, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
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Bo Y, Wang S, Ma F, Yurevich Manyakhin A, Zhang G, Li X, Zhou C, Ge B, Yan X, Ruan R, Cheng P. The influence of spermidine on the build-up of fucoxanthin in Isochrysis sp. Acclimated to varying light intensities. Bioresour Technol 2023; 387:129688. [PMID: 37595805 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Spermidine is a type of important growth regulator, which involved in the biosynthesis of photosynthetic pigments, and has the function of promoting cell proliferation. In this study, Isochrysis sp. was selected as the research object to explore the effects of spermidine supplementation on the growth of algal cells and fucoxanthin synthesis under different light intensities. The results showed that the cell density (5.40 × 106 cells/mL) of algae were the highest at 11 days under the light intensity of 200 μmol·m-2·s-1 and spermidine content of 150 μM. The contents of diadinoxanthin (1.09 mg/g) and fucoxanthin (6.11 mg/g) were the highest when spermidine was added under low light intensity, and the growth of algal cells and fucoxanthin metabolism were the most significant. In the carotenoid synthesis pathway, PDS (phytoene desaturase) was up-regulated by 1.96 times and VDE (violaxanthin de-epoxidase) was down-regulated by 0.95 times, which may promote fucoxanthin accumulation.
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- Yahui Bo
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- The first affiliated hospital of Ningbo university, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Scientific Center of East Asian Terrestrial Biodiversity, 100-letiya Vladivostoka Prospect, 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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- Lianxi Ecological Environment Bureau of Jiujiang City, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 332005, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- Center for Biorefining, and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; Center for Biorefining, and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA.
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Duan J, Li C, Zheng Y, Huang A, Xie Z. Characterization of exogenous lactate addition on the growth, photosynthetic performance, and biochemical composition of four bait microalgae strains. J Appl Microbiol 2023; 134:lxad259. [PMID: 37960882 DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxad259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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AIMS To quickly obtain the biomass of bait microalgae with high value-added products, researchers have examined the influence of biochemical and environmental factors on the growth rates and biochemical composition of microalgae. Previous studies have shown that lactate plays an important role in metabolic regulation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. In this study, we investigated the effect of exogenous lactate on the growth rates, photosynthetic efficiency, and biochemical composition of four commonly used bait microalgae in aquaculture. METHODS AND RESULTS The optical density of the algal cultures at specific time points, YII, Fv/Fm, and the total lipid, protein, soluble sugar, insoluble sugar, chlorophyll a, and carotenoid content of P. tricornutum, Isochrysis galbana (I. galbana), Chaetoceros muelleri, and Cylindrotheca fusiformis were determined. In I. galbana, the growth rate was enhanced with the addition of lactate, even though higher concentrations of lactate were associated with a decrease in YII and Fv/Fm. In general, the total lipid content of these microalgal strains increased gradually in a concentration-dependent manner over the range of lactate concentrations. In addition, higher concentrations of lactate also induced significant changes in the total soluble and insoluble sugar levels in all microalgal strains. However, chlorophyll a and carotenoid contents increased at lower but decreased at higher concentrations of lactate in all microalgal strains. The total protein content was significantly elevated at all concentrations of lactate in P. tricornutum, whereas there were no significant differences in that of C. fusiformis. CONCLUSIONS Lactate effective influences in the growth, metabolism, and synthesis of important biochemical components in the four microalgal strains under investigation.
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- Jiawen Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, HainanChina
- Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
- School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, HainanChina
- Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
- College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, HainanChina
- Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
- College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, HainanChina
- Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
- College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, HainanChina
- Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
- College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China
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Leong WH, Rawindran H, Ameen F, Alam MM, Chai YH, Ho YC, Lam MK, Lim JW, Tong WY, Bashir MJK, Ravindran B, Alsufi NA. Advancements of microalgal upstream technologies: Bioengineering and application aspects in the paradigm of circular bioeconomy. Chemosphere 2023; 339:139699. [PMID: 37532206 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
Abstract
Sustainable energy transition has brought the attention towards microalgae utilization as potential feedstock due to its tremendous capabilities over its predecessors for generating more energy with reduced carbon footprint. However, the commercialization of microalgae feedstock remains debatable due to the various factors and considerations taken into scaling-up the conventional microalgal upstream processes. This review provides a state-of-the-art assessment over the recent developments of available and existing microalgal upstream cultivation systems catered for maximum biomass production. The key growth parameters and main cultivation modes necessary for optimized microalgal growth conditions along with the fundamental aspects were also reviewed and evaluated comprehensively. In addition, the advancements and strategies towards potential scale-up of the microalgal cultivation technologies were highlighted to provide insights for further development into the upstream processes aimed at sustainable circular bioeconomy.
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- Wai Hong Leong
- HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; Algal Bio Co. Ltd, Todai-Kashiwa Venture Plaza, 5-4-19 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0082, Japan.
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- HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Centre for Urban Resource Sustainability, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, India.
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- Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Institute of Medical Science Technology, A1-1, Jalan TKS 1, Taman Kajang Sentral, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Environmental Energy & Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16227, South Korea
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- Department of Management Information System and Production Management, College of Business & Economics, Qassim University, P.O. BOX 6666, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi Arabia
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Qin S, Wang K, Gao F, Ge B, Cui H, Li W. Biotechnologies for bulk production of microalgal biomass: from mass cultivation to dried biomass acquisition. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod 2023; 16:131. [PMID: 37644516 PMCID: PMC10466707 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02382-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
Abstract
Microalgal biomass represents a sustainable bioresource for various applications, such as food, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, feed, and other bio-based products. For decades, its mass production has attracted widespread attention and interest. The process of microalgal biomass production involves several techniques, mainly cultivation, harvesting, drying, and pollution control. These techniques are often designed and optimized to meet optimal growth conditions for microalgae and to produce high-quality biomass at acceptable cost. Importantly, mass production techniques are important for producing a commercial product in sufficient amounts. However, it should not be overlooked that microalgal biotechnology still faces challenges, in particular the high cost of production, the lack of knowledge about biological contaminants and the challenge of loss of active ingredients during biomass production. These issues involve the research and development of low-cost, standardized, industrial-scale production equipment and the optimization of production processes, as well as the urgent need to increase the research on biological contaminants and microalgal active ingredients. This review systematically examines the global development of microalgal biotechnology for biomass production, with emphasis on the techniques of cultivation, harvesting, drying and control of biological contaminants, and discusses the challenges and strategies to further improve quality and reduce costs. Moreover, the current status of biomass production of some biotechnologically important species has been summarized, and the importance of improving microalgae-related standards for their commercial applications is noted.
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- Song Qin
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19, Chunhui Road, Laishan District, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China.
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19, Chunhui Road, Laishan District, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Bioprocess Engineering, AlgaePARC, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Sustainable Food Processing, ETH Zürich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics, ETH Zürich, 8603, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19, Chunhui Road, Laishan District, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19, Chunhui Road, Laishan District, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China
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Cheng P, Shan S, Zhu Z, Liu K, Namsaraev Z, Dubovskiy I, Xu Q. The role of microalgae culture modes in aquaculture: a brief opinion. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1196948. [PMID: 37288356 PMCID: PMC10242044 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1196948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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- Pengfei Cheng
- Marine Drugs and Biological Products Department, Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Marine Drugs and Biological Products Department, Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Marine Drugs and Biological Products Department, Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Kurchatov Centre for Genome Research, NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biological Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Lijiang Cheng Hai Bao Er Biological Development Co., Ltd., Lijiang, China
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