Ecology-based selective environments as solution to contamination in microalgal cultivation

Autor:	Gerben Roelandt Stouten, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Peter R. Mooij, Robbert Kleerebezem
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Ecology media_common.quotation_subject Ecology (disciplines) Biomedical Engineering Bioengineering Biology Contamination Lipids Competitive advantage Competition (biology) Biofuels Microalgae Production (economics) Ecosystem Biotechnology media_common
Zdroj:	Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 33:46-51
ISSN:	0958-1669
DOI:	10.1016/j.copbio.2014.11.001
Popis:	Large-scale production of energetic storage compounds by microalgae is hampered by competition and evolution. Both phenomena result in contamination and arise due to a mismatch between the desired productive microalgal strain and the constructed environment. The prevailing approach to solve this issue involves increasing the survival potential of the desired strain, for example by working in closed systems or at extreme conditions. We advocate adjusting the environment in such a way that lipid production, or any other desired characteristic, gives a competitive advantage. Competition and evolution become a value rather than a threat to processes in which the desired characteristic is ensured by a selective environment. Research and cultivation efforts will benefit from this approach as it harnesses the microalgal diversity in nature.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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