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Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of $Botryococcus$ $braunii$ (Trebouxiophyceae) from Korean Freshwaters  

Lee, Seung-Hoon (Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB))
Lee, Chan-Hee (Kyungpook National University (KNU))
Jo, Beom-Ho (Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB))
Ahn, Chi-Yong (Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB))
Kim, Han-Soon (Kyungpook National University (KNU))
Oh, Hee-Mock (Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB))
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.30, no.1, 2012 , pp. 31-38 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, energy security is one of the most important world-wide issues. Biodiesel derived from microalgae has received much attention as a renewable bioenergy. The green colonial alga, $Botryococcus$ $braunii$, is characterized by the ability to produce and accumulate large amounts of hydrocarbons and fatty acids. In this study, we have isolated 5 strains of $B.$ $braunii$ from Korean surface waters using a microcapillary-pipetting method and identified them by morphological features and phylogenetic analysis of the 18S rRNA gene. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that 5 strains of $B.$ $braunii$ are placed in the class of Trebouxiophyceae, and strains belong to race A type producing hydrocarbons which are alkadienes and alkatrienes. In addition, we need further studies to find out optimal growth conditions for producing biodiesel.
Keywords
Botryococcus braunii; hydrocarbons; isolation; morphological identification; phylogenetic analysis;
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