Seaweeds: Cell and Tissue Suspension Cultures

Introduction Common Characteristics of Macroalgal Suspension Cultures Morphology Environmental Conditions for Culture Growth Growth Kinetics Suspension Culture Development Techniques Laminaria saccharina Female Gametophyte Cell Suspension Cultures (Macrophytic Brown Algae) Agardhiella subulata Filament Clump and Microplantlet Suspension Cultures (Macrophytic Red Algae) Bioreactor Cultivation of Macroalgal Suspension Cultures Common Photobioreactor Configurations Photobioreactor Illumination Mixing and CO2 Transfer Problem Example Concluding Remarks Acknowledgments Bibliography