Cultivation and physiological characterization of a desert-derived Halospirulina isolate
Bárbara Bastos de Freitas, Mirian dos Santos Mendes, Mark Pampuch, Mauricio Lopez-Portillo Masson, Kyle J. Lauersen
This paper isolates and characterizes Halospirulina saudiensis from the desert, reports its genome, and shows its potential for producing ketocarotenoids and phycocyanin under saline conditions.
bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology