Microalgal and nitrogen-fixing bacterial consortia: from interaction to biotechnological potential

A Llamas, E Leon-Miranda, M Tejada-Jimenez - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are used in various biotechnological processes, such as biofuel production due
to their high biomass yields, agriculture as biofertilizers, production of high-value-added …

[HTML][HTML] The Microalgae Chlamydomonas for Bioremediation and Bioproduct Production

CM Bellido-Pedraza, MJ Torres, A Llamas - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The extensive metabolic diversity of microalgae, coupled with their rapid growth rates and
cost-effective production, position these organisms as highly promising resources for a wide …

A mutualistic bacterium rescues a green alga from an antagonist

D Carrasco Flores, V Hotter, T Vuong… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Photosynthetic protists, known as microalgae, are key contributors to primary production on
Earth. Since early in evolution, they coexist with bacteria in nature, and their mode of …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of the Microalgae Chlamydomonas and Its Bacterial Consortia in Detoxification and Bioproduction

MJ Torres, CM Bellido-Pedraza, A Llamas - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
The wide metabolic diversity of microalgae, their fast growth rates, and low-cost production
make these organisms highly promising resources for a variety of biotechnological …

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii—A Reference Microorganism for Eukaryotic Molybdenum Metabolism

M Tejada-Jimenez, E Leon-Miranda, A Llamas - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Molybdenum (Mo) is vital for the activity of a small but essential group of enzymes called
molybdoenzymes. So far, specifically five molybdoenzymes have been discovered in …

Are microalgae new players in nitrous oxide emissions from eutrophic aquatic environments?

L Teuma, E Sanz-Luque, B Guieysse, M Plouviez - Phycology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anthropogenic activities cause the introduction of nitrogen (N) into aquatic environments
where these N inputs drive the biological synthesis of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent and …

Isolation and selection of microalgae capable of stimulating rice plant development and seed production

TI Lamb, E Berghahn, FM Pita, L de Oliveira Neves… - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing global demand for food, in addition to the environmental impacts of agricultural
intensification and climate change, reinforce the need for sustainable alternatives to …

Microalga–bacteria community with high level carbon dioxide acclimation and nitrogen-fixing ability

H Iida, N Aburai, K Fujii - Protist, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Microalga–bacteria community was obtained from biofilm of river cobbles.•The
community could grow under up to 20% CO 2 and nitrogen salts-free conditions.•Microalgal …

[HTML][HTML] Phycospheric Bacteria Alleviate the Stress of Erythromycin on Auxenochlorella pyrenoidosa by Regulating Nitrogen Metabolism

J Li, Y Wang, Y Fang, X Lyu, Z Zhu, C Wu, Z Xu, W Li… - Plants, 2025 - mdpi.com
Macrolide pollution has attracted a great deal of attention because of its ecotoxic effects on
microalgae, but the role of phycospheric bacteria under antibiotic stress remains unclear …

Exchange or Eliminate: The Secrets of Algal-Bacterial Relationships

B Burgunter-Delamare, P Shetty, T Vuong, M Mittag - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Algae and bacteria have co-occurred and coevolved in common habitats for hundreds of
millions of years, fostering specific associations and interactions such as mutualism or …