Erratum: Lipid synthesized by micro‐algae grown in laboratory‐ and industrial‐scale bioreactors

Abstract

In the above-mentioned paper the strain referred to as Nannochloropsis oculata was a not further described Chlorella strain. Therefore, the data presented in Figures 1, 2 and 3, as well as in Table 3, refer to Chlorella (?). and not N. oculata. The Abstract of the paper now reads as follows: Tetraselmis sp. and Chlorella (?), cultivated in industrial-scale bioreactors, produced 2.33 and 2.44% w/w lipid (calculated as the sum of fatty acid methyl esters) in dry biomass, respectively. These lipids contained higher amounts of neutral lipids and glycolipids plus sphingolipids, than phospholipids. Lipids of Tetraselmis sp. were characterized by the presence of eicosapentaenoic acid (that was located mainly in phospholipids), and octadecatetraenoic acid (that was equally distributed among lipid fractions), while these fatty acids were completely absent in Chlorella (?) lipids. Additionally, lipids produced by 16 newly isolated strains from Greek aquatic environments (cultivated in flask reactors) were studied. The highest percentage of lipids was found in Prorocentrum triestinum (3.69% w/w) while the lowest in Prymnesium parvum (0.47% w/w). Several strains produced lipids rich in eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids. For instance, docosahexaenoic acid was found in high percentages in lipids of Amphidinium sp. S1, P. parvum, Prorocentrum minimum and P. triestinum, while lipids produced by Asterionella sp. (?) S2 contained eicosapentaenoic acid in high concentration. These lipids, containing ω-3-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, have important applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries and in aquaculture. The authors apologize for this mistake and any inconvenience caused.