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Microalgae and Cyanobacteria Strains as Producers of Lipids with Antibacterial ...
Cepas, Virginio; Gutiérrez-Del-Río, Ignacio; López, Yuly; Redondo-Blanco, Saúl; Gabasa, Yaiza; Iglesias, María José; Soengas, RaquelLipids are one of the primary metabolites of microalgae and cyanobacteria, which enrich their utility in the pharmaceutical, feed, cosmetic, and chemistry sectors. This work describes the isolation, structural elucidation, and the antibiotic and antibiofilm activities of diverse lipids produced by different microalgae and cyanobacteria strains from two European collections (ACOI and LEGE-CC). Three microalgae s...
Inhibition of Bacterial and Fungal Biofilm Formation by 675 Extracts from Micro...
Cepas, Virginio; López, Yuly; Gabasa, Yaiza; Martins, Clara B.; Ferreira, Joana D.; Correia, Maria J.; Santos, Lília M. A.; Oliveira, FlávioBacterial biofilms are complex biological systems that are difficult to eradicate at a medical, industrial, or environmental level. Biofilms confer bacteria protection against external factors and antimicrobial treatments. Taking into account that about 80% of human infections are caused by bacterial biofilms, the eradication of these structures is a great priority. Biofilms are resistant to old-generation anti...
Plastid Genomes and Proteins Illuminate the Evolution of Eustigmatophyte Algae ...
Ševcíková, Tereza; Yurchenko, Tatiana; Fawley, Karen P.; Amaral, Raquel; Strnad, Hynek; Santos, Lília M. A.; Fawley, Marvin W.; Eliáš, MarekEustigmatophytes, a class of stramenopile algae (ochrophytes), include not only the extensively studied biotechnologically important genus Nannochloropsis but also a rapidly expanding diversity of lineages with much less well characterized biology. Recent discoveries have led to exciting additions to our knowledge about eustigmatophytes. Some proved to harbor bacterial endosymbionts representing a novel genus, ...
Is axenicity crucial to cryopreserve microalgae?
Amaral, Raquel; Pereira, Jorge C.; Pais, Alberto A. C. C.; Santos, Lília M. A.Large culture collections of microalgae and cyanobacteria such as the Coimbra Collection of Algae (ACOI) hold unialgal cultures consisting of a population of cells/colonies of a certain species. These cultures are usually non-axenic, as other organisms such as bacteria and microfungi are also present in culture due to co-isolation. Attention has been recently given to partner organisms since studies indicate th...