A Glimpse into Future Research on Microalgae Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Artemia salina; Arthrospira maxima; bioactive compounds; biodiversity; biofilters; Biology, life sciences; bioremediation; biovolume; BMAA; Botany and plant sciences; Brachybacterium sp; bubble column reactors; cell size; centrate; changing ocean; climate change; CO2; coccolithophores; community; cyanobacteria; Cyanobium; diafiltration; dinoflagellates; diversity indices; Emiliania huxleyi; eutrophication; extraction; filtration activity; functional profiling of marine bacteria; glyphosate; gypsum karst lake; harmful algal blooms; HeLa cell line; highly-mineralized water; Idiomarina abyssalis; imaging flow cytometry; Mathematics and Science; mesocosm; microalgae; microalgae-bacteria consortia; microcystin; molecular tools; n/a; nitrogen pollution; nitrogen removal; photobiocatalysis; phycocyanin; phytoplankton; phytoplankton–bacteria interactions; picocyanobacteria toxicity; polychaetes; predation; productivity; proteomics; raceway pond; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; resistance; rumen function; sea urchin embryos; single-cell protein; Spirulina; structural variables; Synechococcus; temperature; ultrafiltration
• ISBN: 9783036569956; 3036569952; 9783036569949; 3036569944
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6994-9

Microalgae are photosynthetic unicellular microorganisms that represent an extremely important component of the aquatic ecosystem productivity, diversity, and functioning. Moreover, these microorganisms, using a network of signals, interact with all the other organisms present in their environment. Signals are often secondary metabolites that play an important role in competition, defense, attraction, and signaling. These molecules are recognized for having bioactive properties, but some of them are still largely underexplored and underexploited. This Special Issue focuses on studies aimed to improve knowledge on microalgal ecology (diversity and dynamics) in aquatic ecosystems, as well as on their capacity to produce bioactive compounds with potential biotechnological applications.