Draft genome sequence and detailed characterization of biofuel production by oleaginous microalga Scenedesmus quadricauda LWG002611.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to scarcity of fossil fuel, the importance of alternative energy sources is ever increasing. The oleaginous microalgae have demonstrated their potential as an alternative source of energy, but have not achieved commercialization owing to some biological and technical inefficiency. Modern methods of recombinant strain development for improved efficacy are suffering due to inadequate knowledge of genome and limited molecular tools available for their manipulation.

Results

In the present study, microalga Scenedesmus quadricauda LWG002611 was selected as the preferred organism for lipid production as it contained high biomass (0.37 g L^-1 day^-1) and lipid (102 mg L^-1 day^-1), compared to other oleaginous algae exami

SUBMITTER: Nag Dasgupta C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6225629 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature