Botryococcus braunii (Bb) is a green pyramid shaped planktonic microalga that is of potentially great importance in the field of biotechnology. Colonies held together by a lipid biofilm matrix can be found in temperate or tropical oligotrophic lakes and estuaries and will bloom when in the presence of elevated levels of dissolved inorganic phosphorus.
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