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. 2021 Aug 21;20:163. doi: 10.1186/s12934-021-01656-6

Table 1.

Microalgae strains along with the overview of reported omics studies for product formation

Organism Omics approach Conditions Target product References
Auxenochlorella protothecoides Transcriptomics and proteomics Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and temperature starvation, and oil accumulation Biofuel [41, 42]
Chlorella pyrenoidosa Transcriptomics and proteomics Different nitrate levels and copper stress Biofuel [43, 44]
Chlorella vulgaris Proteomics Nitrogen deprivation TAG and lipid [35]
Tisochrysis lutea Proteomics Nitrogen starvation Lipid accumulation [38]
Chromochloriszo fingiensis Transcriptomics and proteomics Nitrogen deprivation and lipid droplet analysis Fatty acids andcarotenoids [32, 39]
Dunaliella salina Transcriptomics and proteomics Nitrogen depletion, oxidative stress, arsenate, salinity, and high bicarbonate ion level Biofuel and glycerol [24]
Nannochloropsis gaditana Transcriptomics and proteomics Nitrogen alterations and light intensity regimes Biofuel [45, 46]
Picochlorum sp. Transcriptomics High temperature and salinity stress Biofuel [24]