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dc.creatorJiménez-Valera,Socorro
dc.creatorSánchez-Saavedra,M. del Pilar
dc.date2016-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T13:28:01Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T13:28:01Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2016000400004
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/88235
dc.descriptionThe growth rate, fatty acid profile and toxicity of 21 microalgae strains (Cyanophyceae (3), Chlorodendrophyceae (1), Xanthophyceae (1) and Bacillariophyceae (16)), isolated from coastal waters of Baja California (NW México), were determined. Cyanophytes Komvophoron sp. had the highest growth rates (p = 2.98 divisions day-1) and Aphanocapsa marina had the highest cell concentration (11.92x10(6) cell mL-1). xanthophyte Heterococcus sp. had the largest cell size (193.12 pm) with lower growth rates (µ = 0.67 divisions day-1). Fatty acid content differed according to taxonomic group. Diatoms contained the highest percentages of polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 and n-6 PUFAs), ranging from 23.4 to 60.7%, and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) was the most abundant. None of the residual media from the isolated microalgae strains were toxic to Artemia franciscana nauplii. We conclude that based on their growth rate, fatty acid profile, and lack of toxicity, all the isolated microalgae strains have the potential to be used alone or as part of a mixed diet for the culture of marine organisms.
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dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
dc.relation10.3856/vol44-issue4-fulltext-4
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceLatin american journal of aquatic research v.44 n.4 2016
dc.subjectmicroalgae
dc.subjectgrowth rate
dc.subjectfatty acids profile
dc.subjectBaja California
dc.subjectMéxico
dc.titleGrowth and fatty acid profiles of microalgae species isolated from the Baja California Peninsula, México


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