Comparative study of multiple approaches for identifying cultivable microalgae population diversity from freshwater samples.

ABSTRACT: The vast diversity of microalgae imposes the challenge of identifying them through the most common and economical identification method, morphological identification, or through using the more recent molecular-level identification tools. Here we report an approach combining enrichment and metagenomic molecular techniques to enhance microalgae identification and identify microalgae diversity from environmental water samples. From this perspective, we aimed to identify the most suitable culturing media and molecular approach (using different primer sets and reference databases) for detecting microalgae diversity. Using this approach, we have analyzed three water samples collected from the River Nile on several enrichment media. A total of 37 microalgae were identified morphologically to the

SUBMITTER: Badr AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328328 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature