Caterina Celi

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Bacteria contamination or cell lysis on Phaeodactylum tricornutum? Have you ever experienced something like this?

Hello, I have started culturing P. tricornutum CCAP 1055/18 on an enriched seawater medium (see Villanova et al 2021). But I am experiencing some problems related to these agglomerates (you can...

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What to rinse marine microalgae with after centrifugation/filtration?

Hi everyone. I am studying and culturing marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum for my PhD project. To harvest microalgal biomass after culturing it I currently centrifuge it, even if I am about...

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Is it possible to preserve microalgae cultures on agar plates in the refrigerator? what about light?

I've read in other questions that some cultures of Chlorella are preserved in agar plates and in refrigerator. But I was wondering if there is need of light also in agar plates? I am culturing a...

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Which microalga strain to choose for bioproducts extraction?

After searching among literature for months, I am not still able to choose a microalga strain for my PhD project. The idea is to extract as many as possible valuable compounds (such as pigments,...

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Is an Algal Microbial Fuel Cell a good research topic?

What do you think about studying the electricity production in an Algal Microbial Fuel Cell? Namely at the anode there is for example a solution with bacteria which degradate organic matter into...

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Which are the most promising research areas on 'Algal biomass towards biofuels and bioproducts'?

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