Top 10 most relevant publications:
 

1. Monteiro, I., Schüler, L.M., Santos, E., Pereira, H., Schulze, P.S., Florindo, C., Varela, J. and Barreira, L. (2023). Two-stage lipid induction in the microalga Tetraselmis striata CTP4 upon exposure to different abiotic stresses. Renew. Energy 208: 693-701.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.103.
    
2. Morais, E.G., Marques, J.C.A., Cerqueira, P.R., Dimas, C., Sousa, V.S., Gomes, N., Teixeira, M.R., Nunes, L.M., Varela, J., Barreira, L. (2022). Tertiary urban wastewater treatment with microalgae natural consortia in novel pilot photobioreactors. J. Cleaner Prod.  378: 134521. 
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134521.
    
3. Schüler, L.M., Bombo, G., Duarte, P., Santos, T.S., Maia, I.B., Pinheiro, F., Marques, J., Jacinto, R., Schulze, P.S.C., Pereira, H., Barreira, L., Varela, J.C. (2021) Carotenoid biosynthetic gene expression, pigment and n-3 fatty acid contents in carotenoid-rich Tetraselmis striata CTP4 strains under heat stress combined with high light. Bioresource Technol. 337: 125385.  
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125385.
    
4. Gangadhar, K.N., Rodrigues, M.J., Pereira, H., Gaspar, H., Malcata, F.X., Barreira, L., Varela, J. (2020). Anti-hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) activities of monoterpene hydroxy lactones isolated from the marine microalga Tisochrysis lutea. Marine Drugs 18: 567.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110567.
    
5. Lima, A.R., Castañeda-Loiza, V., Salazar, M., Nunes, C., Quintas, C., Gama, F., Pestana, M., Correia, P.J., Santos, T., Varela, J., Barreira, L. (2020). Influence of cultivation salinity in the nutritional composition, antioxidant capacity and microbial quality of Salicornia ramosissima commercially produced in soilless systems. Food Chemistry 333, 127525.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127525.
    
6. Barreira, L., Resek, E., Rocha, M.I., Pereira, H, Bandarra, N.M., Moreira da Silva, M., Varela, J., Custódio, L. (2017). Halophytes: Gourmet food with nutritional properties? Food Composition Anal. 59: 35–42.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2017.02.003.
    
7. Pereira, H., Gangadhar, K., Schulze, P.S.C., Santos, T., de Sousa, C.B., Schüler, L., Custódio, L., Malcata, F.X., Gouveia, L., Varela, J.C.S., Barreira, L. (2016). Isolation of a euryhaline microalgal strain, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4, as a robust feedstock for biodiesel production. Sci. Rep. 6: 35663.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep35663.
    
8. Schulze, P.S.C., Barreira, L.A., Pereira, H.G.C., Perales, J.A. and Varela, J. (2014). Light emitting diodes (LEDs) applied to microalgal production. Trends Biotechnol. 32: 422-430.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.06.001.
    
9. Pereira, H., Barreira, L., Figueiredo, F., Custódio, L., Vizetto-Duarte, C., Polo, C., Rešek, E., Engelen, A., Varela, J. (2012). Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids of Marine Macroalgae: Potential for Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Applications. Marine Drugs 10, 1920-1935.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/md10091920.
    
10. Pereira, H., Barreira, L., Mozes, A., Florindo, C., Polo, C., Duarte, C.V., Custódio, L., Varela, J. (2011) Microplate-based high throughput screening procedure for the isolation of lipid-rich marine microalgae. Biotechnol. Biofuels 4: 61.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1754-6834-4-61.
     

List of publications:
 

1. Carletti, A., Rosa, J.T., Pes, K., Borges, I., Santos, T., Barreira, L., Varela, J., Pereira, H., Cancela, M.L., Gavaia, P.J. and Laizé, V. (2023). The osteogenic and mineralogenic potential of the microalgae Skeletonema costatum and Tetraselmis striata CTP4 in fish models. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 80: 310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-023-04953-y.
    
2. Conde, T., Aveiro, S., Melo, T., Santos, T., Neves, B., Domingues, P., Varela, J., Pereira, H. and Domingues, M.R. (2023). Cross-stress lipid response of Tetraselmis striata CTP4 to temperature and salinity variation. Algal Res. 74: 103218.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103218.
    
3. León-Vaz, A., Giráldez, I., Moreno-Garrido, I., Varela, J., Vigara, J., León, R. and Cañavate, J.P. (2023). Amino acids profile of 56 species of microalgae reveals that free amino acids allow to distinguish between phylogenetic groups. Algal Res. 74: 103181.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103181.
    
4. Morais, E.G., Silveira, J.T., Schüler, L.M., Freitas, B.C.B., Costa, J.A.V., Morais, M.G., Ferrer, I. and Barreira, L. (2023). Biomass valorization via pyrolysis in microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities for a circular bioeconomy. J. Appl. Phycol.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03104-x.
    
5. Pereira, A., de Morais, E.G., Silva, L., Pena, A., Freitas, A., Teixeira, M.R., Varela, J. and Barreira, L. (2023). Pharmaceuticals Removal from Wastewater with Microalgae: A Pilot Study. Appl. Sci. 13: 6414.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116414.
    
6. Monteiro, I., Schüler, L.M., Santos, E., Pereira, H., Schulze, P.S., Florindo, C., Varela, J. and Barreira, L. (2023). Two-stage lipid induction in the microalga Tetraselmis striata CTP4 upon exposure to different abiotic stresses. Renew. Energy 208: 693-701.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.103.
    
7. Bombo, G., Cristofoli, N.L., Santos, T.F., Schüler, L., Maia, I.B., Pereira, H., Barreira, L. and Varela, J. (2023). Dunaliella viridis TAV01: A Halotolerant, Protein-Rich Microalga from the Algarve Coast. Appl. Sci. 13: 2146.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042146.
    
8. Cristofoli, N.L., Lima, A.R., Costa, A.M.R., Evtyugin, D., Silva, C., Varela, J., Vieira, M.C. (2023). Structural characterization of exopolysaccharides obtained from Porphyridium cruentum exhausted culture medium. Foods Bioproducts Processing 138: 162-171
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2023.02.001.
    
9. Correia, N., Pereira, H., Schulze, P.S., Costa, M.M., Santo, G.E., Guerra, I., Trovão, M., Barros, A., Cardoso, H., Silva, J.L., Gouveia, L., Varela, J. (2023). Heterotrophic and Photoautotrophic Media Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology for the Novel Microalga Chlorococcum amblystomatis. Appl. Sci. 13: 2089.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042089.
    
10. Liberti, D., Imbimbo, P., Giustino, E., D’Elia, L., Silva, M., Barreira, L. and Monti, D.M., (2023). Shedding light on the hidden benefit of Porphyridium cruentum culture. Antioxidants 12: 337.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020337.
     
11. Matinha-Cardoso, J., Santos, T., Pereira, H., Varela, J., Tamagnini, P., Mota, R. (2023). Pilot scale production of Crocosphaera chwakensis CCY0110 and evaluation of its biomass nutritional potential. Algal Res. 69: 102939. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102939.
     
12. Morais, E.G., Marques, J.C.A., Cerqueira, P.R., Dimas, C., Sousa, V.S., Gomes, N., Teixeira, M.R., Nunes, L.M., Varela, J., Barreira, L. (2022). Tertiary urban wastewater treatment with microalgae natural consortia in novel pilot photobioreactors. J. Cleaner Prod.  378: 134521. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134521.
     
13. Schüler, L., Walter, J.M., Kato, H., Suzuki, H., Hulatt, C.J., Rautenberger, R., Navalho, S., Schmid, B., Varela, J., Kiron., V., Schulze, P. (2022). High-value compound induction by flashing light in Diacronema lutheri and Tetraselmis striata CTP4. Biores. Technol. Rep. 19: 101158.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101158.
     
14. Letras, P., Oliveira, S., Varela, J., Nunes, M.C., Raymundo, A. (2022). 3D printed gluten-free cereal snack with incorporation of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and/or Chlorella vulgaris. Algal Res. 68: 102863. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102863.
     
15. Carneiro, M., Maia, I.B., Cunha, P., Guerra, I., Magina, T., Santos, T., Schulze, P.S.C., Pereira, H., Malcata, F.X., Navalho, J., Silva, J., Otero, A., Varela, J. (2022). Effects of LED lighting on Nannochloropsis oceanica grown in outdoor raceway ponds. Algal Res. 64: 102685.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102685.
     
16. Lima, A.R., Cristofoli, N.L., Filippidis, K., Barreira, L. and Vieira, M.C. (2022). Shelf‐life study of a Salicornia ramosissima vegetable salt: An alternative to kitchen salt. J.  Food Process Eng. 45: e14154.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14154.
     
17. Molfetta, M., Morais, E.G., Barreira, L., Bruno, G.L., Porcelli, F., Dugat-Bony, E., Bonnarme, P. and Minervini, F. (2022). Protein sources alternative to meat: state of the art and involvement of fermentation. Foods 11: 2065.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11142065.
     
18. Maia, I.B., Carneiro, M., Magina, T., Malcata, F.X., Otero, A., Navalho, J., Varela, J., Pereira, H. (2022). Diel biochemical and photosynthetic monitorization of Skeletonema costatum and Phaeodactylum tricornutum grown in outdoor pilot-scale flat panel photobioreactors. J. Biotechnology 343: 110-119.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2021.11.008. 
     
19. Barros, R., Raposo, S., Morais, E.G., Rodrigues, B., Afonso, V., Gonçalves, P., Marques, J., Cerqueira, P.R., Varela, J., Teixeira, M.R., Barreira, L. (2022). Biogas production from microalgal biomass produced in the tertiary treatment of urban wastewater: assessment of seasonal variations. Energies 15: 5713. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155713.
     
20. Trovão, M., Schüler, L.M., Machado, A., Bombo, G., Navalho, S., Barros, A., Pereira, H., Silva, J., Freitas, F., Varela, J. (2022). Random mutagenesis as a promising tool for microalgal strain improvement toward industrial production. Marine Drugs 20: 440.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/md20070440.
     
21. Schmid, B., Navalho, S., Schulze, P.S.C., van de Walle, S., van Royen, G., Schüler, L.M., Maia, I.B., Bastos, C.R.V., Baune, M.-C., Januschewski, E., Coelho, A., Pereira, H., Varela, J., Navalho, J., Rodrigues, A.M.C. (2022). Drying microalgae using an industrial solar dryer: a biomass quality assessment. Foods 11: 1873. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11131873.
     
22. Mendes, M.C., Navalho, S., Ferreira, A., Paulino, C., Figueiredo, D., Silva, D., Gao, F., Gama, F., Bombo, G., Jacinto, R., Aveiro, S., Schulze, P.S.C., Gonçalves, A.T., Pereira, H., Gouveia, L., Patarra, R.F., Abreu, M.H., Silva, J.L., Navalho, J., Varela, J.C.S., Speranza, L.G. (2022). Algae as food in Europe: An overview of species diversity and their application. Foods 11, 1871.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11131871. 
     
23. Silva, M., Kamberovic, F., Uota, S.T., Kovan, I.M., Viegas, C.S.B., Simes, D.C., Gangadhar, K.N., Varela, J., Barreira, L. (2022). Microalgae as potential sources of bioactive compounds for functional foods and pharmaceuticals. Applied Sciences 12, 5877. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12125877.
     
24. Couto, D., Conde, T.A., Nelo, T., Neves, B., Costa, M., Cunha, P., Guerra, I., Correia, N., Silva, J.T., Pereira, H., Varela, J., Silva, J. (2022). Effects of outdoor and indoor cultivation on the polar lipid composition and antioxidant activity of Nannochloropsis oceanica and Nannochloropsis limnetica: A lipidomics perspective. Algal Res. 64: 102718.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102718.
     
25. Schmid, B., Coelho, L., Schulze, P.S.C., Pereira, H., Santos, T., Maia, I.B., Reis, M., Varela, J. (2022) Antifungal properties of aqueous microalgal extracts. Bioresource Technol. Rep. 18: 101096.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101096.
     
26. Carneiro, M., Maia, I.B., Cunha, P., Guerra, I., Magina, T., Santos, T., Schulze, P.S.C., Pereira, H., Malcata, F.X., Navalho, J., Silva, J., Otero, A., Varela, J. (2022). Effects of LED lighting on Nannochloropsis oceanica grown in outdoor raceway ponds. Algal Res. 64: 102685.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102685. 
     
27. Carneiro, M., Zittelli, G.C., Cicchi, B., Touloupakis, E., Faraloni, C., Maia, I.B., Pereira, H., Santos, T., Malcata, F.X., Otero, A., Varela, J.C., Torzillo, G. (2021). In-situ monitoring of chlorophyll a fluorescence in Nannochloropsis oceanica cultures to assess photochemical changes and the onset of lipid accumulation during nitrogen deprivation. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 118: 4375-4388. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27906. 
     
28. Bastos, C.R.V., Maia, I.B., Pereira, H., Navalho, J., Varela, J.C.S. (2022). Optimisation of biomass production and nutritional value of two marine diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), Skeletonema costatum and Chaetoceros calcitrans. Biology 11: 594.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11040594. 
     
29. Morais, E.G., Cristofoli, N.L., Maia, I.B., Magina, T., Cerqueira, P.R., Teixeira, M.R., Varela, J., Barreira, L., Gouveia, L. (2021). Microalgal systems for wastewater treatment: Technological trends and challenges towards waste recovery. Energies 23: 8112.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14238112.
     
30. Lima, A.R., Gama, F., Castañeda-Loaiza, V., Costa, C., Salazar, M., Nunes. C., Cruz, R., Varela, J.C., Barreira, L. (2021). Nutritional and functional evaluation of Inula crithmoides and Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum grown in different salinities for human consumption. Molecules, 26: 4543.  
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26154543.
     
31. Schüler, L.M., Bombo, G., Duarte, P., Santos, T.S., Maia, I.B., Pinheiro, F., Marques, J., Jacinto, R., Schulze, P.S.C., Pereira, H., Barreira, L., Varela, J.C. (2021) Carotenoid biosynthetic gene expression, pigment and n-3 fatty acid contents in carotenoid-rich Tetraselmis striata CTP4 strains under heat stress combined with high light. Bioresource Technol. 337: 125385.  
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125385.
     
32. Carneiro, M., Ranglova, K., Lakatos, G.E., Manoel, J.A.C., Grivalský, Kozhan, D.M., Toribio, A., Moreno, J., Otero, A., Varela, J., Malcata, F.X., Estrella, F.S., Acién-Fernandez, F.G., Molnár, Z., Ördög, V., Masojídek, J. (2021). Growth and bioactivity of two chlorophyte (Chlorella and Scenedesmus) strains co-cultured outdoors in two different thin-layer units using municipal waste as a nutrient source. Algal Res. 56, 102299.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102299.
     
33. Leal, J.F., Guerreiro, B., Amado, P.S., Fernandes, A.L., Barreira, L., Paixão, J.A. and Cristiano, M.L. (2021). On the development of selective chelators for cadmium: synthesis, structure and chelating properties of 3-((5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) amino) benzo [d] isothiazole 1,1-dioxide, a novel thiadiazolyl saccharinate. Molecules 26: 1501.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061501.
     
34. Carneiro, M., Zitelli, G.C., Cicchi, B., Touloupakis, E., Faraloni, C., Maia, I., Pereira, H., Santos, T., Malcata, F.X., Otero, A., Varela, J., Torzillo, G. (2021). In situ monitoring of chlorophyll a fluorescence in Nannochloropsis oceanica cultures to assess photochemical changes and the onset of lipid accumulation during nitrogen deprivation. Biotechnology Bioeng. 118: 4375-4388.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27906.
     
35. Guerra, I, Pereira, H., Costa, M., Silva, J.T., Santos, T., Varela, J., Mateus, M., Silva, J. (2021). Operation regimes: a comparison based on Nannochloropsis oceanica biomass on lipid productivity. Energies, 14, 1542.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061542.
     
36. Lima, A.R., Castañeda-Loiza, V., Salazar, M., Nunes, C., Quintas, C., Gama, F., Pestana, M., Correia, P.J., Santos, T., Varela, J., Barreira, L. (2020). Influence of cultivation salinity in the nutritional composition, antioxidant capacity and microbial quality of Salicornia ramosissima commercially produced in soilless systems. Food Chemistry 333, 127525.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127525.
     
37. Lima, S., Schulze, P.S.C., Schüler, L.M., Rautenberger, R., Morales-Sánchez, D., Santos, T.S., Pereira, H., Varela, J.C.S., Scargiali, F., Wijffels, R.H., Viswanath K. (2021). Flashing light emitting diodes (LEDs) induce proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids and pigments in three microalgae. J. Biotechnology 325: 15-24. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.11.019.
     
38. Gangadhar, K.N., Rodrigues, M.J., Pereira, H., Gaspar, H., Malcata, F.X., Barreira, L., Varela, J. (2020). Anti-hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) activities of monoterpene hydroxy lactones isolated from the marine microalga Tisochrysis lutea. Marine Drugs 18: 567.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110567.
     
39. Gómez-Villegas, P., Vigara, J., Vila, M., Varela, J., Barreira, L., Léon, R. (2020). Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and bioactive potential of two new haloarcheal strains isolated from Odiel salterns (Southern Spain). Biology, 9, 298.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9090298.
     
40. Castañeda-Loaiza, V., Oliveira, M., Santos, T., Schüler, L., Lima, A.R., Gama, F., Neng, N.R., Nogueira, J.M.F., Varela, J., Barreira, L. (2020). Wild vs cultivated halophytes: nutritional and functional differences. Food Chemistry 333: 127536.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127536.
     
41. Carneiro, M., Cicchi, B., Maia, I.B., Pereira, H., Zitelli, G.C., Varela, J., Malcata, F.X., Torzillo, G. (2020). Effect of temperature on growth, photosynthesis and biochemical composition of Nannochloropsis oceanica, grown outdoors in tubular photobioreactors. Algal Res. 49, 101923. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101923.
     
42. Schüler, L., de Morais, E.G., Trovão, M., Machado, A., Carvalho, B., Carneiro, M., Maia, I., Soares, M., Duarte, P., Barros, A., Pereira, H., Silva, J., Varela, J. (2020). Isolation and characterization of novel Chlorella vulgaris mutants with low chlorophyll and improved protein contents for food applications. Frontiers Bioeng. Biotechnol. – Ind. Biotechnol. 8, 469.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00469.
     
43. Pereira, H., Sardinha, M., Santos, T., Gouveia, L., Dias, J., Varela, J. (2020). Incorporation of defatted microalgal biomass (Tetraselmis sp. CTP4) at the expense of soybean meal as a feed ingredient for juvenile gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Algal Res. 47, 101869.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101869.
     
44. Correia, N., Pereira, H., Silva, J.T., Santos, T., Soares, M., Bruno de Sousa, C., Schüler, L.M., Costa, M., Varela, J., Pereira, L., Silva, J. (2020). Isolation, identification and biotechnological applications of a novel, robust, free-living Chlorococcum (Oophila) amblystomatis strain isolated from a local pond. Appl. Sci. 10, 3040.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093040.
     
45. Schüler, L.M., Gangadhar, K.N., Duarte, P., Placines, C., Molina-Marquez, A.M., Léon-Bañares, R., Sousa, V.S., Varela, J., Barreira, L. (2020) Improvement of carotenoid extraction from a recently isolated, robust microalga, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 (Chlorophyta). Bioprocess Biosystems Eng.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02273-9.
     
46. Trovão, M., Pereira, H., Costa, M., Machado, A., Barros, A., Soares, M., Carvalho, B., Silva, J.T., Varela, J., Silva, J. (2020). Lab-scale optimization of Aurantiochytrium sp. culture medium for improved growth and DHA production. Appl. Sci. 10, 2500.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10072500.
     
47. Cardoso, C., Pereira, H., Franca, J., Matos, J., Monteiro, I., Pousão-Ferreira, P., Gomes, A., Barreira, L., Varela, J., Neng, N., Nogueira, J.M., Afonso, C. (2020). Lipid composition and some bioactivities of 3 newly isolated microalgae (Tetraselmis sp. IMP3, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4, and Skeletonema sp.). DOI: Aquaculture Int. 28: 711-727.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-019-00489-w.
     
48. Machado, A., Pereira, H., Costa, M., Santos, T., Carvalho, B., Soares, M., Quelhas, P., Silva, J.T., Trovão, M., Barros, A., Varela, J., Vicente, A.A., Silva, J. (2020). Development of an organic culture medium for autotrophic production of Chlorella vulgaris biomass. Appl. Sci. 10: 2156.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10062156.
     
49. Cunha, P., Pereira, H., Costa. N., Pereira, J., Silva. J.T., Fernandes, N., Varela, J., Silva, J., Simões, M. (2020). Nannochloropsis oceanica cultivation in pilot‐Scale raceway ponds—From design to cultivation. Appl. Sci. 10, 1725. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10051725.
     
50. Schüler, L., Santos, T., Pereira, H., Duarte, P., Katkam, N.G, Florindo, C., Schulze, P., Barreira, L., Varela, J. (2020). Improved production of lutein and β-carotene by thermal and light intensity upshifts in the marine microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4. Algal Res. 45, 101372.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02273-9.
     
51. Barros, A., Pereira, H., Campos, J., Marques, A., Varela, J., Silva, J. (2019) Heterotrophy as a tool to overcome the long and costly autotrophic scale-up process for large scale production of microalgae. Sci. Rep. 9, 13935.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50206-z.
     
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