Microalgae selection and improvement as oil crops: GM vs non-GM strain engineering

Despite being established as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel production with tremendous potential, the microalgae biofuel industry still struggles to make large-scale production economically viable. An overriding aspect in microalgae oil production is strain selection, as it affects nearly all s...

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Main Authors:	David K. Y. Lim, Peer M. Schenk
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AIMS Press 2017-02-01
Series:	AIMS Bioengineering
Subjects:	biofuel genetic engineering metabolic engineering microalgae microalgal lipid
Online Access:	http://www.aimspress.com/Bioengineering/article/1291/fulltext.html

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spelling	doaj-fe1515fb1d5544b3b6c88f4cd14cdc272020-11-24T22:23:59ZengAIMS PressAIMS Bioengineering2375-14952017-02-014115116110.3934/bioeng.2017.1.151bioeng-04-00151Microalgae selection and improvement as oil crops: GM vs non-GM strain engineeringDavid K. Y. Lim0Peer M. Schenk1Algae Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, AustraliaAlgae Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, AustraliaDespite being established as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel production with tremendous potential, the microalgae biofuel industry still struggles to make large-scale production economically viable. An overriding aspect in microalgae oil production is strain selection, as it affects nearly all stages of production. This chapter presents the key traits that microalgae should possess for successful lipid production, as well as suitable isolation and selection strategies. It highlights the various metabolic engineering methods that are currently available for the biological improvement of microalgae strains, comparing GM vs non-GM approaches.http://www.aimspress.com/Bioengineering/article/1291/fulltext.htmlbiofuelgenetic engineeringmetabolic engineeringmicroalgaemicroalgal lipid
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title	Microalgae selection and improvement as oil crops: GM vs non-GM strain engineering
title_short	Microalgae selection and improvement as oil crops: GM vs non-GM strain engineering
title_full	Microalgae selection and improvement as oil crops: GM vs non-GM strain engineering
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description	Despite being established as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel production with tremendous potential, the microalgae biofuel industry still struggles to make large-scale production economically viable. An overriding aspect in microalgae oil production is strain selection, as it affects nearly all stages of production. This chapter presents the key traits that microalgae should possess for successful lipid production, as well as suitable isolation and selection strategies. It highlights the various metabolic engineering methods that are currently available for the biological improvement of microalgae strains, comparing GM vs non-GM approaches.
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Microalgae selection and improvement as oil crops: GM vs non-GM strain engineering

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