Enhancing oil production and harvest by combining the marine alga Nannochloropsis oceanica and the oleaginous fungus Mortierella elongata

Abstract Background Although microalgal biofuels have potential advantages over conventional fossil fuels, high production costs limit their application in the market. We developed bio-flocculation and incubation methods for the marine alga, Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779, and the oleaginous fung...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Yan Du, Jonathan Alvaro, Brennan Hyden, Krzysztof Zienkiewicz, Nils Benning, Agnieszka Zienkiewicz, Gregory Bonito, Christoph Benning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1172-2