Algal oils

Identity and Safety of a Novel <i>Aurantiochytrium sp.</i> for Terrestrial Heterotrophic Docosahexaenoic Acid Production

“…Oils derived from terrestrial heterotrophic fermentation using marine sourced protists have a number of proven advantages over fish oil; terrestrial production is scalable, it is more sustainable owing to growth on simple carbon sources, there is no direct impact on the marine environment, and it can produce a more consistent and cost-effective product [11] [12]. Frequently referred to as an algae or marine microalgae, Aurantiochytrium limacinum (AURA) is actually a member of the Stramenopile group, recently described as athraustochytrid or protist, exhibiting non-photosynthetic fungal physiological traits [13].…”