Botryococcus braunii is a colonial green alga whose cells associate via a complex extracellular matrix (ECM) and produce prodigious amounts of liquid hydrocarbons that can be readily converted into conventional combustion engine fuels. We used quick-freeze deep-etch electron microscopy and biochemical/histochemical analysis to elucidate many new features of B. braunii cell/colony organization a...

This study aimed to produce high-nitrogen compost extract and applicate it land plants microalgae, a candidate crop for biofuel high value-added material production, as part of low-salinity production system. For this purpose, we selected komatsuna, leafy vegetable, Botryococcus braunii, microalga, the test species. Nitrogen-added compost, which was used deodorizing ammonia released from compos...