Chinese Researchers Slash Amoeba Challenges in Using Key Aquaculture Species for Biofuel

Algae/Other Aquatic Organisms/Seaweed, China, Feedstock, Feedstocks, R & D Focus, University/College Programs

December 21, 2022

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by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In China, Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a commercially important species that is widely used in aquaculture. It also has the potential to be used as biofuel. However, contamination of algivorous microzooplankton has been one of the main constraints in P. tricornutum large-scale cultivation. Therefore, isolating a new strain with grazing resistance is important for overcoming zooplankton contamination.

Recently, a research team from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has revealed that overexpression of a novel gene Pt2015 enables the P. tricornutum high lipid content and grazing resistance. The study was published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts on Nov. 26. READ MORE

Chinese researchers identify gene that makes algae an ideal aquaculture and biofuel candidate (The Fish Site)

Excerpt from The Fish Site: The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum already enjoys use in China’s aquaculture sector but faces contamination threats from zooplankton – but researchers have identified a novel gene that could allow the algae to prevent contamination and boost its nutritional content. READ MORE

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