Isolation, Characterization and Biotechnological Potentials of Thraustochytrids from Icelandic Waters

• Published in: Marine Drugs
• Main Authors: Magnús Örn Stefánsson, Sigurður Baldursson, Kristinn P. Magnússon, Arnheiður Eyþórsdóttir, Hjörleifur Einarsson
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: single cell oil; biomass; PUFA; docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); fish byproducts; biodiesel; Eyjafjörður; Hveravík; Skagaströnd; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/md17080449

The following study reports on the first thraustochytrid isolates identified from Iceland. They were collected from three different locations off the northern coast of the country (Location A, Skagaströnd; Location B, Hveravík; and Location C, Eyjafjörður). Using 18S rDNA sequence analysis, isolates...