The development of microalgal biotechnology in the Czech Republic

0351631 - MBÚ 2011 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Masojídek, Jiří - Prášil, Ondřej
The development of microalgal biotechnology in the Czech Republic.
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. Roč. 37, č. 12 (2010), s. 1307-1317. ISSN 1367-5435. E-ISSN 1476-5535
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA521/09/0656
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z50200510
Keywords : Green algae * Biotechnology * Chlorella
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology
Impact factor: 2.416, year: 2010

In the former Czechoslovakia, microalgal biotechnology developed rapidly in the 1960s with the main aim of providing industrial, high-yield sources of algal biomass. Unique cultivation techniques that are still in use were successfully developed and tested. Gradually, the focus changed from bulk production to more sophisticated use of microalgae, including production of bioactive compounds. Along the way, better understanding of the physiology and cell biology of productive microalgal strains was achieved. Currently, microalgae are in the focus again, mostly as possible sources of valuable compounds and next-generation biofuels for the 21st century
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