Cultivation of the polyextremophile Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D during summer conditions on the coast of the Red Sea and its adaptation to hypersaline sea water.

ABSTRACT: The west coast of the Arabian Peninsula borders the Red Sea, a water body which maintains high average temperatures and increased salinity compared to other seas or oceans. This geography has many resources which could be used to support algal biotechnology efforts in bio-resource circularity. However, summer conditions in this region may exceed the temperature tolerance of most currently cultivated microalgae. The Cyanidiophyceae are a class of polyextremophilic red algae that natively inhabit acidic hot springs. C. merolae 10D has recently emerged as an interesting model organism capable of high-cell density cultivation on pure CO₂ with optimal growth at elevated temperatures and acidic pH. C. merolae biomass has an interesting macromolecular composition, is prot

SUBMITTER: Villegas-Valencia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10158843 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature