Molecular identification, biomass, and biochemical composition of the marine chlorophyte Chlorella sp. MF1 isolated from Suez Bay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An Egyptian indigenous unicellular green microalga was isolated from the coastal water of Suez Bay (N 29.92°, E 32.473°), Red Sea, Egypt. The molecular analysis based on 18S rRNA sequence showed that the gene sequence for this strain was highly similar (100% identity and 98% query cover) to different Chlorella strains isolated from different habitats.

Results

The observed morphological characters together with the molecular phylogeny assigned the isolated microalga as Chlorella sp. MF1 with accession number KX228798. This isolated strain was cultivated for estimation of its growth and biochemical composition. The mean specific growth rate (μ) was 0.273 day^-1. Both the biomass productivity and the cellular lipid content increased by increasing salinity o

SUBMITTER: El-Sheekh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7347738 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature