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Leptolyngbya

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Leptolyngbya
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Leptolyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria in the family Leptolyngbyaceae.[1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

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Distribution and habitat

Leptolyngbya sp. are present in a wide range of habitats, including freshwater, marine, and terrestrial locations, as well as extreme environments such as thermal springs.

Human uses

A 2022 study first investigated PHB formation in Leptolyngbya sp. NIVA-CYA 255, isolated from Egyptian soil. For this purpose, a three-stage cultivation process was carried out, consisting of an initial biomass growth phase and a two-stage product formation phase.[2]PHB was isolated from Leptolyngbya valderiana and characterized by FTIR.

Due to the high carbon storage capacity and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) formation, Leptolyngbya sp. NIVA-CYA 255 is a promising candidate for PHB production. Further studies have demonstrated that Leptolyngbya possesses a balanced ratio of intracellular composition and high lipid content, and is therefore a suitable host for potential large-scale applications .[2] Little is known about the storage lipid composition in Leptolyngbya species. Future work will focus on upscaling to a technical scale and monitoring the formation by LipidGreen2-based fluorometry.[3]

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Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Leptolyngbya:[1]

  • Leptolyngbya angusta (Skuja) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya angustissima (West & G.S.West) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya benthonica (Skuja) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya boryana (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya calotrichoides (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya carnea (Kütz. ex Lemmerm.) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya cebennensis (Gomont) Umezaki & Watanabe
  • Leptolyngbya crassior (Skuja) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya crosbyana (Tilden) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya distincta (Nordstedt) Anagnostidis & Komarek
  • Leptolyngbya ectocarpi (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya foveolara (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya frigida (F.E.Fritsch) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya gracilis (A.Lindst.) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya hendersonii (Howe) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
  • Leptolyngbya jadertina (Kützing ex Hansgirg) Anagnostidis, 2001
  • Leptolyngbya lagerheimii (Gomont ex Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya laminosua (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
  • Leptolyngbya marina (Gardner) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya membraniporae (Lindst.) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya minuta (A.Lindst.) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya norvegia (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
  • Leptolyngbya norvegica (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya nostocorum (Bornet ex Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya notata (Schmidle) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya perelegans (Lemmerm.) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya perforans (Geitler) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya protospira (Skuja) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya rivulariarum (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya subtilis (West) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya subtilissima Hansigirg, 1890
  • Leptolyngbya subuliformis (Gomont) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya tenuis (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya terebrans (Bornet & Flahault ex Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya valderiana (Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek
  • Leptolyngbya vandenberghenii (Symoens) Anagn.
  • Leptolyngbya vorochiniana Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
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