Artículo
New challenges in microalgae biotechnology
Autor/es | Valverde Albacete, Federico
Romero Campero, Francisco José León, Ricardo García Guerrero, Miguel Serrano, Aurelio |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial |
Fecha de publicación | 2016 |
Fecha de depósito | 2018-01-02 |
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Resumen | Photosynthetic protists, also called microalgae, have been systematically studied for more than a century. However, only recently broad biotechnological applications have fostered a novel wave of research on their ... Photosynthetic protists, also called microalgae, have been systematically studied for more than a century. However, only recently broad biotechnological applications have fostered a novel wave of research on their potentialities as sustainable resources of renewable energy as well as valuable industrial and agro-food products. At the recent VII European Congress of Protistology held in Seville, three outstanding examples of different research strategies on microalgae with biotechnological implications were presented, which suggested that integrative approaches will produce very significant advances in this field in the next future. In any case, intense research and the application of systems biology and genetic engineering techniques are absolutely essential to reach the full potential of microalgae as cell-factories of bio-based products and, therefore, could contribute significantly to solve the problems of biosustainability and energy shortage. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España |
Identificador del proyecto | BFU2010-15622
BIO-2011- 28847 C00, BIO-2014-52425-P |
Cita | Valverde Albacete, F., Romero Campero, F.J., León, R., García Guerrero, M. y Serrano, A. (2016). New challenges in microalgae biotechnology. European Journal of Protistology, 55, 95-101. |
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