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Using natural selection to explore the adaptive potential of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Perrineau Marie-Mathilde, Gross Jeferson, Zelzion Ehud, Price Dana C, Levitan Orly, Boyd Jeffrey, Bhattacharya Debashish
Abstract excerpt
Improving feedstock is critical to facilitate the commercial utilization of algae, in particular in open pond systems where, due to the presence of competitors and pests, high algal growth rates and stress tolerance are beneficial. Here we raised laboratory cultures of the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under serial dilution to explore the potential of crop improvement using natural selection. The alga was...
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