Palmaria algal strains and methods for their use
US6258588A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/80
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Palmaria cultivars having a growth rate greater than wild type and known strains, particularly when cultured at temperatures greater than about 16.degree. C., and specific embodiments of such cultivars, many of which had a rosette morphology, are described. Methods for isolating such cultivars and using the cultivars as a food source also are described. One embodiment of the method for isolating such cultivars comprised providing at least one sample of Palmaria and cultivating such sample in a container under environmental conditions to produce at least one Palmaria cultivar having a growth rate greater than wild type when cultured at temperatures greater than about 16.degree. C. A particular embodiment of the method resulted in the isolation of Palmaria cultivars having a rosette morphology. Isolated Palmaria cultivars can be used as a food source for feeding organisms, such as humans. A particular embodiment of the method for using the cultivars as a food source comprised feeding the cultivars to abalone, including co-culturing the Palmaria cultivars with abalone.
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