Antarctic thraustochytrids: Producers of long‐chain omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

• Published in: MicrobiologyOpen
• Main Authors: Carolina Shene, Paris Paredes, Daniela Vergara, Allison Leyton, Marcelo Garcés, Liset Flores, Mónica Rubilar, Mariela Bustamante, Roberto Armenta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; lipids; marine microorganisms; polyunsaturated fatty acids; Thraustochytriidae; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Escudero; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.950; https://doaj.org/article/6a34f4c8dc004f9fb9745fe6daf9881e

Abstract Thraustochytrids have been isolated from different aquatic systems; however, few studies have reported their occurrence in Antarctica. In this study, 13 strains close to strains belonging to the genera Oblongichytrium, Thraustochytrium, and Aurantiochytrium were isolated from seawater sampl...