Storage and Algal Association of Bacteria That Protect Microchloropsis salina from Grazing by Brachionus plicatilis.

ABSTRACT: Loss of algal production from the crashes of algal mass cultivation systems represents a significant barrier to the economic production of microalgal-based biofuels. Current strategies for crash prevention can be too costly to apply broadly as prophylaxis. Bacteria are ubiquitous in microalgal mass production cultures, however few studies investigate their role and possible significance in this particular environment. Previously, we demonstrated the success of selected protective bacterial communities to save Microchloropsis salina cultures from grazing by the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. In the current study, these protective bacterial communities were further characterized by fractionation into rotifer-associated, algal-associated, and free-floating bacterial fractions. S

SUBMITTER: Fisher CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10056100 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature