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Characterization of cellular development and fatty acid accumulation in thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium strains of Taiwan

Journal

BOTANICA MARINA
Volume 64, Issue 6, Pages 477-487

Publisher

WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/bot-2021-0049

Keywords

BODIPY 505; 515; high-throughput screening; Labyrinthulomycetes; omega-3; omega-6 fatty acids; ultrastructure

Funding

  1. Chonbuk National University

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Two new thraustochytrid isolates from Taiwan mangroves, Aurantiochytrium sp. IMB169 and Aurantiochytrium sp. IMB171, were characterized for their long-chain saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids using transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry with BODIPY staining. The study revealed a progressive accumulation of lipid products in both isolates, with IMB169 showing a high level of docosahexaenoic acid. Qualitative and analytical results were validated by gas chromatography, and a quantitative baseline was established for efficient bioprocessing methodology development.
Long-chain saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids of two new thraustochytrid isolates cultured from Taiwan mangroves, Aurantiochytrium sp. IMB169 and Aurantiochytrium sp. IMB171, were characterized through their cell growth and development in relation to their intracellular lipid accumulation using transmission electron microscopy. Flow cytometry in combination with the lipophilic fluorescent dye BODIPY 505/515 was used to stain and characterize intracellular lipid bodies in the two isolates. The transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry analyses revealed a progressive accumulation of lipid products in IMB169 and IMB171. Further, selective BODIPY stained cells were successfully separated and enriched using flow cytometry at single cell level. Among the two isolates, IMB169 was found to produce a high level of docosahexaenoic acid. The qualitative and analytical results obtained using electron microscopy and flow cytometry studies were validated by gas chromatography (GC). In addition, a quantitative baseline was established using cell growth, flow cytometry and GC analyses for developing an efficient bioprocessing methodology to selectively enrich thraustochytrids phenotypes with desirable characteristics.

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