Lukas R Dahlin, Alida T Gerritsen, Calvin A Henard, Stefanie Van Wychen, Jeffrey G Linger, Yuliya Kunde, Blake T Hovde, Shawn R Starkenburg, Matthew C Posewitz, Michael T Guarnieri
Microalgae are promising biocatalysts for applications in sustainable fuel, food, and chemical production. Here, we describe culture collection screening, down-selection, and development of a high-productivity, halophilic, thermotolerant microalga, Picochlorum renovo. This microalga displays a rapid growth rate and high diel biomass productivity (34 g m-2 day-1 ), with a composition well-suited for downstream processing. P. renovo exhibits broad salinity tolerance (growth at 107.5 g L-1 salinity) and thermotolerance (growth up to 40 °C), beneficial traits for outdoor cultivation...
October 23, 2019: Communications Biology