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Mikroalgen: Produktionsorganismen der Zukunft?

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Microalgae offer a very diverse and also economically attractive product spectrum which gives them the potential to become a relevant organism group for biotechnology beyond fundamental research. Besides the already established processes for the production of coloring agents and poly-unsaturated fatty acids, further value products such as bioactives for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals could be promoters for the economic production of bulk or low-value products such as biofuels and animal feed.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Bioverfahrenstechnik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland

    Stephanie Geier & Rainer Buchholz

  2. Lehrstuhl für Bioverfahrenstechnik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Paul-Gordan-Straße 3, D-91052, Erlangen, Deutschland

    Stephanie Geier

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Geier, S., Buchholz, R. Mikroalgen: Produktionsorganismen der Zukunft?. Biospektrum 19, 328–331 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-013-0314-0

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