• Associated bacteria of Botryococcus braunii (Chlorophyta) 

      Gouveia, Joao Diogo; Lian, Jie; Steinert, Georg; Smidt, Hauke; Sipkema, Detmer; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Barbosa, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-27)
      Botryococcus braunii (Chlorophyta) is a green microalga known for producing hydrocarbons and exopolysaccharides (EPS). Improving the biomass productivity of B. braunii and hence, the productivity of the hydrocarbons and ...
    • Biodiversity, environmental drivers, and sustainability of the global deep-sea sponge microbiome 

      Busch, Kathrin; Slaby, Beate M.; Bach, Wolfgang; Boetius, Antje; Clefsen, Ina; Colaço, Ana; Creemers, Marie; Cristobo, Javier; Federwisch, Luisa; Franke, Andre; Gavriilidou, Asimenia; Hethke, Andrea; Kenchington, Ellen; Mienis, Furu; Mills, Sadie; Riesgo, Ana; Ríos, Pilar; Roberts, Emyr Martyn; Sipkema, Detmer; Pita, Lucía; Schupp, Peter J.; Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Hentschel, Ute (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      In the deep ocean symbioses between microbes and invertebrates are emerging as key drivers of ecosystem health and services. We present a large-scale analysis of microbial diversity in deep-sea sponges (Porifera) from ...
    • Effect of removal of bacteria on the biomass and extracellular carbohydrate productivity of Botryococcus braunii 

      Gouveia, João Diogo; Moers, Antoine; Griekspoor, Yvonne; van den Broek, Lambertus A.M.; Springer, Jan; Sijtsma, Lolke; Sipkema, Detmer; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Barbosa, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Botryococcus braunii CCALA778 is a green microalga that can produce large amounts of extracellular carbohydrates and therefore is a potential host for industrial applications such as materials, food and pharmaceutical ...