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Allelopathy as a potential strategy to improve microalgae cultivation

Overview of attention for article published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, October 2013
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Title
Allelopathy as a potential strategy to improve microalgae cultivation
Published in
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, October 2013
DOI 10.1186/1754-6834-6-152
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Authors

Leonardo Brantes Bacellar Mendes, Alane Beatriz Vermelho

Abstract

One of the main obstacles for continuous productivity in microalgae cultivation is the presence of biological contaminants capable of eliminating large numbers of cells in a matter of days or even hours. However, a number of strategies are being used to combat and prevent contamination in microalgae cultivation. These strategies include the use of extreme conditions in the culture media such as high salinity and high pH to create an unfavorable environment for the competitive organisms or predators of the microalgae. Numerous studies have explored the potential of naturally occurring bioactive secondary metabolites, which are natural products from plants and microorganisms, as a source of such compounds. Some of these compounds are herbicides, and marine and freshwater microalgae are a source of these compounds. Microalgae produce a remarkable diversity of biologically active metabolites. Results based on the allelopathic potential of algae have only been described for laboratory-scale production and not for algae cultivation on a pilot scale. The adoption of allelopathy on microalgal strains is an unexplored field and may be a novel solution to improve algae production. Here we present information showing the diversity of allelochemicals from microalgae and the use of an allelopathic approach to control microalgae cultivation on a pilot scale based on R&D activities being carried out in Brazil for biodiesel production.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
India 2 <1%
Chile 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Indonesia 1 <1%
Israel 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
New Zealand 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 284 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 51 17%
Student > Master 50 17%
Researcher 42 14%
Student > Bachelor 28 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 21 7%
Other 39 13%
Unknown 63 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 84 29%
Environmental Science 43 15%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 37 13%
Chemistry 19 6%
Engineering 14 5%
Other 26 9%
Unknown 71 24%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 June 2014.
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#120
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