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Epigenomic stability assessment during cryopreservation and physiology among various strains of Chromochloris zofingiensis (Chlorophyceae) and their genetic variability revealed by AFLP and MS-AFLP

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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
卷 33, 期 4, 页码 2327-2340

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DOI: 10.1007/s10811-021-02468-2

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Chromochloris zofingiensis; AFLP; MS-AFLP; Cryopreservation; Astaxanthin; Molecular phylogeny

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  1. KALT: Cryostress-adaptation mechanisms of cells toward ultra-deep temperatures - Leibniz Association
  2. DSMZ-German Collection of microorganisms and cell lines and high CO2 tolerant algae: production of algal biomass from industrial CO2-rich flue gasses for biofuels and valuable compounds - Scientific Cooperation Niedersachsen-Israel of VolkswagenStiftung [ZN2727]
  3. Projekt DEAL

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The study revealed that multiple strains of Chromochloris zofingiensis belong to the same species and showed potential in terms of cryopreservation and subsequent epigenetic variability. These strains demonstrated high biomass and carotenoid production in biotechnological applications.
Chromochloris zofingiensis (Donz) Fucikova & L.A.Lewis, due to its production of highly valuable carotenoids such as astaxanthin, is a model organism in biotechnology. Since the recognition of this physiological property, many biotechnological applications have only used a single strain (SAG 211-14 = CCAP 211/14 = UTEX 32 = ATCC 30412) to produce biomass and carotenoids. However, multiple acquisitions of strains putatively belonging to the same species raised the question of the conspecificity of those strains and their properties. In this study, the conspecificity of the available strains, which are deposited axenically in SAG, was tested using SSU and ITS rDNA sequencing and AFLP (EcoRI/PstI) analyses. The comparison of SSU and ITS rDNA sequences as well as the AFLP patterns revealed that the investigated strains formed two very similar groups, (1) SAG 211-14, SAG 4.80, SAG 31.80, and SAG 34.80 and (2) SAG 221-2. All strains belonged to one species, C. zofingiensis, and represented one monophyletic lineage within the so-called DO-group of the Chlorophyceae. The robustness to cryopreservation and the subsequent epigenetic variability was detected using the methylation-sensitive AFLP (EcoRI/MspI and EcoRI/HpaII) among the five Chromochloris strains. All strains showed a high rate of survival (54.4-98.1%) during cryopreservation. The methylation patterns varied between precryo and postcryo in all strains detected among three time points (before, shortly after, and 8 weeks after cryopreservation), showing that the MS-AFLP technique has the potential to detect epigenetic effects occurring in response to cryopreservation and other stresses. Finally, the potential of these five strains for usage in biotechnological applications was proven by growing them in aerated cultures with and without additional carbon dioxide supply. The comparison showed that all strains produced high amounts of biomass and carotenoids under aeration with additional CO2 and were therefore suitable in biotechnology.

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