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Ourococcus Grobéty 1909; 1 of 3 species descriptions is currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).Order Chlamydomonadales; Family Coccomyxaceae |
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Ourococcus multisporus and five other microalgae isolated from ‘piggery wastewater’ have been studied as a potential species for use in nutrient removal and biodiesel production (Abou-Shanad et al. 2013). |
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References: |
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National
University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2013. Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., M. Ji, H-C Kim, K-J Paeng and B-H Jeon. 2013. Microalgal species growing on piggery wastewater as a valuable candidate for nutrient removal and biodiesel production. Journal of Environmental Management 115(2013): 257-264. |
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