Potential application of algicidal bacteria for improved lipid recovery with specific algae

Eric M. Lenneman, Ping Wang, Brett M. Barney

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Abstract

The utility of specific strains of natural algicidal bacteria isolated from shallow wetland sediments was evaluated against several strains of algae with potential immediate or future commercial value. Two strains of bacteria, Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes AD6 and Aeromonas hydrophila AD9, were identified and demonstrated to have algicidal activity against the microalgae Neochloris oleoabundans and Dunaliella tertiolecta. These bacteria were further evaluated for the potential to improve lipid extraction using a mild solvent extraction approach. Aeromonas hydrophila AD9 showed a nearly 12-fold increase in lipid extraction with D. tertiolecta, while both bacteria showed a sixfold improvement in lipid extraction with N. oleoabundans.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)102-110
Number of pages9
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume354
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2014

Keywords

  • Aeromonas hydrophila
  • Algicidal
  • Dunaliella tertiolecta
  • Neochloris oleoabundans
  • Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes

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