Isolation and identification of oedogonium species and strains for biomass applications.

ABSTRACT: Freshwater macroalgae from the genus Oedogonium have recently been targeted for biomass applications; however, strains of Oedogonium for domestication have not yet been identified. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare the performance of isolates of Oedogonium collected from multiple geographic locations under varying environmental conditions. We collected and identified wild-type isolates of Oedogonium from three geographic locations in Eastern Australia, then measured the growth of these isolates under a range of temperature treatments corresponding to ambient conditions in each geographic location. Our sampling identified 11 isolates of Oedogonium that could be successfully maintained under culture conditions. It was not possible to identify most isolates to species leve

SUBMITTER: Lawton RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3946159 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature