Cryopreservation of diatoms: tips and tricks Universiteit Gent
Diatoms are an ecological and evolutionary important group of microalgae and hold much value for aquaculture and overall biotechnological potential. In contrast to many other groups of micro-organisms, long-term maintenance of diatom strains by repeated re-inoculation is impossible due to the gradual reduction in cell size of most species, eventually resulting in cell death. Therefore, cryopreservation is the preferred strain preservation ...