Microalgae are the most common photosynthetic organisms which are available in all aquatic
systems. Microalgae cultures are used in a
wide variety of industries due to their valuable chemical compounds. Today microalgae are widely used
in scientific research, as learning resources for students and as raw materials
for industry. The science world and the industry
need cultures which are pure and identified with all of their characteristics
in order to utilise in those areas. Therefore, the microalgae culture
collections isolating and preserving microalgae cultures are needed
worldwide. Considering these important
functions of cultural collections, efforts to create the Algal Culture
Collection started at Ahi Evran University (AEU-CCA). Our
culture collection consists of totally 19 microalgae species belonging to the
phylums of Cyanobacteria,Chlorophyta, Charophyta and and Bacillariophyta. Collecting microalgae from fresh
water bodies, their identification, isolation and arrangement of culture
conditions have begun to be carried out and it is a still-continuing process. While the microalgae are preserved
in broth medium by sub-culturing, their long-term preservation studies through
cryopreservation have begun. The present study mainly aims to
put isolated microalgae species at the disposal of scientific communities, to
conduct biotechnological studies and to arrange the microalgae culture
collection in order to maintain biological diversity.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | May 28, 2019 |
Submission Date | October 6, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 2 Issue: 2 |
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