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Curr Biol 26(8):R319–R321
Guedes AC, Amaro HM, Malcata FX (2011) Microalgae as sources of carotenoids. Mar Drugs 9
(4):625–644
Halaj M, Matulová M, Šutovská M et al (2018) Chemico-physical and pharmacodynamic properties
of extracellular Dictyosphaerium chlorelloides biopolymer. Carbohydr Polym 198:215–224
Hernández-García A, Velásquez-Orta SB, Novelo E et al (2019) Wastewater-leachate treatment by
microalgae: biomass, carbohydrate and lipid production. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 174:435–444
Hudek K, Davis LC, Ibbini J et al (2014) Commercial products from algae. In: Bajpai R, Prokop A,
Zappi M (eds) Algal biorefineries. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 275–295
Islam MN, Alsenani F, Schenk PM (2017) Microalgae as a sustainable source of nutraceuticals. In:
Microbial functional foods and Nutraceuticals. Wiley, Hoboken, pp 1–19
Jochum M, Moncayo LP, Jo YK (2018) Microalgal cultivation for biofertilization in rice plants
using a vertical semi-closed airlift photobioreactor. PLoS One 13:e0203456
Kalau N (2017) Economic importance of algae. http://news.algaeworld.org/2017/07/economicimportance-of-algae/. Accessed 10 May 2019
Khan MI, Shin JH, Kim JD (2018) The promising future of microalgae: current status, challenges,
and optimization of a sustainable and renewable industry for biofuels, feed, and other products.
Microb Cell Factories 5:17–36
Khan SA, Sharma GK, Malla FA et al (2019) Microalgae based biofertilizers: a biorefinery
approach to phycoremediate wastewater and harvest biodiesel and manure. J Clean Prod
211:1412–1419
Kumar BR, Deviram G, Mathimani T et al (2019) Microalgae as rich source of polyunsaturated
fatty acids. Biocatal Agric Biotechnol 17:583–588
Lardon L, Helias A, Sialve B et al (2009) Life-cycle assessment of biodiesel production from
microalgae. Environ Sci Technol 43(17):6475–6479
Lauritano C, Andersen JH, Hansen E et al (2016) Bioactivity screening of microalgae for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-diabetes, and antibacterial activities. Front Mar Sci
3:68
Lee JB, Hayashi K, Hirata M (2006) Antiviral sulfated polysaccharide from Navicula directa, a
diatom collected from deep-sea water in Toyama Bay. Biol Pharm Bull 29(10):2135–2139
Lin Y, Ge J, Ling H et al (2018) Isolation of a novel strain of Monoraphidium sp. and characterization of its potential for α-linolenic acid and biodiesel production. Bioresour Technol 267:466–
472
Madeira MS, Cardoso C, Lopes PA (2017) Microalgae as feed ingredients for livestock production
and meat quality: a review. Livest Sci 205:111–121
Malik FR, Ahmed S, Rizki YM (2001) Utilization of lignocellulosic waste for the preparation of
nitrogenous biofertilizer. Pak J Biol Sci 4:1217–1220
Márquez-Escobar VA, Bañuelos-Hernández B, Rosales-Mendoza S (2018) Expression of a Zika
virus antigen in microalgae: towards mucosal vaccine development. J Biotechnol 282:86–91
Marrez DA, Naguib MM, Sultan YY et al (2019) Antimicrobial and anticancer activities of
Scenedesmus obliquus metabolites. Heliyon 5(3):01404
Meher LC, Sagar DV, Naik SN (2006) Technical aspects of biodiesel production by
transesterification—a review. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 10(3):248–268
Metzger P, Largeau C (2005) Botryococcus braunii: a rich source for hydrocarbons and related
ether lipids. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 66(5):486–496
Miao X, Wu Q (2004) High yield bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis by metabolic controlling of
Chlorella protothecoides. J Biotechnol 110:85–93
Miao X, Wu Q, Yang C (2004) Fast pyrolysis of microalgae to produce renewable fuels. J Anal
Appl Pyrol 71(2):855–863
Ogbonda KH, Aminigo RE, Abu GO (2007) Influence of temperature and pH on biomass
production and protein biosynthesis in a putative Spirulina sp. Bioresour Technol 98:2207–2211
150
M. M. Phukan et al.