Description of a novel extremophile green algae, Chlamydomonas pacifica, and its potential as a biotechnology host
Published in Algal Research, 2025
Recommended citation: Molino, J.V.D., Oliver, A., Sethuram, H. et al. Description of a novel extremophile green algae, Chlamydomonas pacifica, and its potential as a biotechnology host. Algal Research (2025).
We discovered an extremophile algae in some local pond scum, that exhibits high tolerance to high heat, pH, and salinity while being closely related to model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. This will enable targeted growth of Chlamydomonas in outdoors ponds without using environmentally harmful chemicals to restrict the growth of competing organisms.