Transgenic Marine Microalgae: A Value‐Enhanced Fishmeal and Fish Oil Replacement

Gressel, Jonathan

doi:10.1002/9781118567166.ch35

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“…For N. gaditana, EPA productivity can reach 30 mg l -1 day -1 in outdoor photobioreactors (Camacho-Rodriguez et al 2014) and can represent as much as 27% of total fatty acids under nutrient-sufficient conditions (Ferreira et al 2009). The nutritional value of Nannochloropsis under different growth conditions and the transfer of their nutrients through food chains has been extensively investigated (Fernandez-Reiriz & Labarta 1996, Ferreira et al 2009, Camacho-Rodríguez et al 2014, and the use of marine microalgae in the aquaculture industry has been the subject of several detailed reviews (Becker 2013, Gressel 2013. The use of Nannochloropsis as an aquaculture feed also offers potential opportunities for creating transgenic lines for oral delivery of pharmaceutical proteins that improve fish growth rates and reduce loss through pathogens.…”

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The biotechnological potential of Nannochloropsis

Al-Hoqani¹,

Young²,

Purton³

2017

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Oleaginous microalgae have commercial potential as photoautotrophic cell factories capable of producing advanced biofuels and high-value speciality oils. One genus of particular interest is Nannochloropsis, which includes a number of robust marine species well suited to industrial-scale cultivation. Advances in bioprocess technology, together with strain enhancement through traditional mutagenesis or genetic engineering approaches, now offer the possibility of improving the economics of oil production from Nannochloropsis. In this review we describe the current and potential industrial applications of this genus, consider the present status of genetic enhancement methods, and highlight the need for new advances in this area -including the development of techniques for engineering the chloroplast genome.

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