Production of docosahexaenoic acid by Aurantiochytrium sp. ATCC PRA-276

Abstract The high costs and environmental concerns associated with using marine resources as sources of oils rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids have prompted searches for alternative sources of such oils. Some microorganisms, among them members of the genus Aurantiochytrium, can synthesize large am...

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Main Authors: Valcenir Júnior Mendes Furlan, Victor Maus, Irineu Batista, Narcisa Maria Bandarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000200359&lng=en&tlng=en