The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae

In this review, we aim to explore the potential of microalgal biodiversity and ecology for biotechnological use. A deeper exploration of the biodiversity richness and ecophysiological properties of microalgae is crucial for enhancing their use for applicative purposes. After describing the actual bi...

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Main Authors:	Barra, Lucia, Chandrasekaran, Raghu, Corato, Federico, Brunet, Christophe
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI 2014
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967230/

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spelling	pubmed-39672302014-03-27 The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae Barra, Lucia Chandrasekaran, Raghu Corato, Federico Brunet, Christophe Review In this review, we aim to explore the potential of microalgal biodiversity and ecology for biotechnological use. A deeper exploration of the biodiversity richness and ecophysiological properties of microalgae is crucial for enhancing their use for applicative purposes. After describing the actual biotechnological use of microalgae, we consider the multiple faces of taxonomical, morphological, functional and ecophysiological biodiversity of these organisms, and investigate how these properties could better serve the biotechnological field. Lastly, we propose new approaches to enhancing microalgal growth, photosynthesis, and synthesis of valuable products used in biotechnological fields, mainly focusing on culture conditions, especially light manipulations and genetic modifications. MDPI 2014-03-24 /pmc/articles/PMC3967230/ /pubmed/24663117 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md12031641 Text en © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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author	Barra, Lucia Chandrasekaran, Raghu Corato, Federico Brunet, Christophe
spellingShingle	Barra, Lucia Chandrasekaran, Raghu Corato, Federico Brunet, Christophe The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae
author_facet	Barra, Lucia Chandrasekaran, Raghu Corato, Federico Brunet, Christophe
author_sort	Barra, Lucia
title	The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae
title_short	The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae
title_full	The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae
title_fullStr	The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae
title_full_unstemmed	The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae
title_sort	challenge of ecophysiological biodiversity for biotechnological applications of marine microalgae
description	In this review, we aim to explore the potential of microalgal biodiversity and ecology for biotechnological use. A deeper exploration of the biodiversity richness and ecophysiological properties of microalgae is crucial for enhancing their use for applicative purposes. After describing the actual biotechnological use of microalgae, we consider the multiple faces of taxonomical, morphological, functional and ecophysiological biodiversity of these organisms, and investigate how these properties could better serve the biotechnological field. Lastly, we propose new approaches to enhancing microalgal growth, photosynthesis, and synthesis of valuable products used in biotechnological fields, mainly focusing on culture conditions, especially light manipulations and genetic modifications.
publisher	MDPI
publishDate	2014
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967230/
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The Challenge of Ecophysiological Biodiversity for Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae

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