Thraustochytrids: Evolution, Ultrastructure, Biotechnology, and Modeling. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciThe thraustochytrids are a group of marine protists known for their significant ecological roles as decomposers and parasites as well as for their potential biotechnological applications, yet their evolutionary and structural diversity remains poorly ...
Menzorov AG +6 more
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Screening and Identification of Coastal Chilean Thraustochytrids for Arachidonic Acid Production: Biotechnological Potential of Ulkenia visurgensis Lng2-Strain [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Thraustochytrids are unicellular heterotrophic marine protists that have been described as producing a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).
Cinthia Vasquez-Sandoval +6 more
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Genomic evolution and ecotype divergence in thraustochytrids: insights from comparative genomics and phylogenomics [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyBackgroundThraustochytrids are unicellular heterotrophic protists within the Stramenopiles group, widely distributed across marine ecosystems. Understanding the mechanisms underlying their metabolic ecotype evolution is pivotal for revealing how these ...
Yingying Wen +6 more
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Culturable Diversity of Thraustochytrids from Coastal Waters of Qingdao and Their Fatty Acids [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Thraustochytrids have gained significant attention in recent years because of their considerable ecological and biotechnological importance. Yet, the influence of seasons and habitats on their culturable diversity and lipid profile remains poorly ...
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Method Development Progress in Genetic Engineering of Thraustochytrids [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 Thraustochytrids are unicellular, heterotrophic marine eukaryotes. Some species are known to store surplus carbon as intracellular lipids, and these also contain the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
E-Ming Rau, Helga Ertesvåg
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Sustainable Omega-3 Lipid Production from Agro-Industrial By-Products Using Thraustochytrids: Enabling Process Development, Optimization, and Scale-Up [PDF]
FoodsThraustochytrids are emerging as a valuable biomass source for high-quality omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), crucial for both human and animal nutrition.
Guilherme Anacleto dos Reis +6 more
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Seasonal dynamics of thraustochytrids in mangrove rhizospheres for microbial interactions, PUFA production. [PDF]
Sci RepThis study investigated seasonal variations of thraustochytrids in rhizosphere soil collected from two mangrove species Rhizophora apiculata and Avicennia marina in natural and planted mangrove stands.
Kaliyamoorthy K +5 more
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PUFA and carotenoid producing thraustochytrids and their anti-microbial and antioxidant activities
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Thraustochytrids contribute to the microbiota of mangrove ecosystem, and they hold promise as a potential source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), antimicrobials and antioxidants for their application in pharmaceutical, aquaculture, and human ...
Kalidasan Kaliyamoorthy +8 more
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Marine Drugs, 2021 The element stoichiometry of bacteria has received considerable attention because of their significant role in marine ecosystems. However, relatively little is known about the composition of major structural elements of the unicellular heterotrophic ...
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Nitrogen Starvation Enhances the Production of Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Aurantiochytrium sp. PKU#SW8 by Regulating Key Biosynthetic Genes [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Nitrogen deprivation is known to improve lipid accumulation in microalgae and thraustochytrids. However, the patterns of fatty acid production and the molecular mechanisms underlying the accumulation of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids (SFAs) under ...
Xiaohong Chen +5 more
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