Los Alamos National Laboratory: Vampire Algae Killer's Genetic Diversity Poses Threat to Biofuels
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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- Multiple species of pathogen challenge commercial algae production
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New DNA analysis has revealed surprising genetic diversity in a bacterium that poses a persistent threat to the algae biofuels industry. With the evocative name Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus, the predatory pest sucks out the conte . . .
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- Multiple species of pathogen challenge commercial algae production
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New DNA analysis has revealed surprising genetic diversity in a bacterium that poses a persistent threat to the algae biofuels industry. With the evocative name Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus, the predatory pest sucks out the conte . . .