Biotechnological Applications of Marine Microalgae

Dear Colleagues,

Marine microalgae hold a great potential in biotechnology. They represent a natural reservoir of industrially relevant chemicals, like carotenoids and fatty acids, and can be used for many applications, like as fertilizer in agriculture, as a source of biofuels, and more recently as bioengineering hosts for the production of useful biomolecules.

However, they still need optimization to become economically competitive with more established biotechnological hosts like bacteria and yeasts. Synthetic biology approaches are nowadays providing useful tools and workflows to improve microalgal potential for biotechnology.

This Special Issue invites articles focusing on microalgal applications in biotechnology, in various sectors like pharmaceuticals, nutraceutics, and cosmetics production, among others. We particularly welcome articles that combine advanced molecular biology and synthetic biology approaches for the optimization of algae as eco-sustainable biofactories of high-value compounds.

Dr. Alfonsina Milito
Guest Editor

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• marine algae
• microalgae
• synthetic biology
• biotechnology
• natural products
• genetic engineering