Indeed, one of the main pests which can cause the collapse of the Haematococcus Pluvialis culture is a fungus.
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He described a number of phycological species; " Haematococcus lacustris ", " Volvox lacustris " and " Conferva mammiformis " being a few examples.
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Currently, the primary industrial source for natural astaxanthin is the microalgae " Haematococcus pluvialis " . " Haematococcus pluvialis " seems to accumulate the highest levels of astaxanthin in nature.
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Currently, the primary industrial source for natural astaxanthin is the microalgae " Haematococcus pluvialis " . " Haematococcus pluvialis " seems to accumulate the highest levels of astaxanthin in nature.
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Commercially, more than 40 g of astaxanthin can be obtained from one kg of dry biomass . " Haematococcus pluvialis " has the advantage of the population doubling every week, which means scaling up is not an issue.
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Prof . Boussiba s researches, spanning over ten years of work, were the basis for the establishment of an astaxanthin production plant from the Haematococcus microalgae in Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava valley-Algatech, which has been active since 2002.