Manipulation of ion/electron carrier genes in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enables its growth under lethal acidic stress

Summary: A major obstacle to exploiting industrial flue gas for microalgae cultivation is the unfavorable acidic environment. We previously identified three upregulated genes in the low-pH-adapted model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum: ferredoxin (PtFDX), cation/proton antiporter (PtCPA), and HCO3−...

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Main Authors: Yixi Su, Jiwei Chen, Jingyan Hu, Cheng Qian, Jiahao Ma, Sigurður Brynjolfsson, Weiqi Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224017073