Botryococcus braunii are unicellular, planktonic, oval-shaped microalgae. The individuals live in a biofilm community that helps contribute to their external hydrocarbon production 3. The extracellular matrix is a complex, three component system that all works together to produce the external hydrocarbons as well as protects each cell 14. The biofilm is so strong so that the cells can withstand drying conditions, as well as extreme temperatures for short amounts of time to allow dispersal to be easier for the organism. The outer layer of cells in the community contains a high number of chloroplasts. B. braunii blooms tend to be toxic to other microbes, plants, and fish populations within the community.
They mainly live in fresh to brackish oligotrophic bodies of water with low nutrient content, and thrive when the amount of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the water increases. They can tolerate temperature from 40˚ C to -20˚ C for short amounts of times, but prefer around 23˚ C 5. These are fully photosynthetic organisms so they require reasonable access to sunlight to carry out its metabolic activities
Botryococcus braunii are unicellular, planktonic, oval-shaped microalgae. The individuals live in a biofilm community that helps contribute to their external hydrocarbon production 3. The extracellular matrix is a complex, three component system that all works together to produce the external hydrocarbons as well as protects each cell 14. The biofilm is so strong so that the cells can withstand drying conditions, as well as extreme temperatures for short amounts of time to allow dispersal to be easier for the organism. The outer layer of cells in the community contains a high number of chloroplasts. B. braunii blooms tend to be toxic to other microbes, plants, and fish populations within the community.They mainly live in fresh to brackish oligotrophic bodies of water with low nutrient content, and thrive when the amount of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the water increases. They can tolerate temperature from 40˚ C to -20˚ C for short amounts of times, but prefer around 23˚ C 5. These are fully photosynthetic organisms so they require reasonable access to sunlight to carry out its metabolic activities
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