Isolation and characterization of a motility-defective mutant of Euglena gracilis.

ABSTRACT: Euglena gracilis is a green photosynthetic microalga that swims using its flagellum. This species has been used as a model organism for over half a century to study its metabolism and the mechanisms of its behavior. The development of mass-cultivation technology has led to E. gracilis application as a feedstock in various products such as foods. Therefore, breeding of E. gracilis has been attempted to improve the productivity of this feedstock for potential industrial applications. For this purpose, a characteristic that preserves the microalgal energy e.g., reduces motility, should be added to the cultivars. The objective of this study was to verify our hypothesis that E. gracilis locomotion-defective mutants are suitable for industrial applications because the

SUBMITTER: Muramatsu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528813 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature