Oil accumulation in the model green alga <it>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</it>: characterization, variability between common laboratory strains and relationship with starch reserves

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When cultivated under stress conditions, many microalgae species accumulate both starch and oil (triacylglycerols). The model green microalga <it>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii </it>has recently emerged as a model to test gene...

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Main Authors: Carrier Patrick, Nguyen Mai, Fessler Boris, Cagnon Caroline, Cuiné Stéphan, Siaut Magali, Beyly Audrey, Beisson Fred, Triantaphylidès Christian, Li-Beisson Yonghua, Peltier Gilles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/11/7