Novel radioresistant alga of the genus coccomyxa
AssigneesCommissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives, Institut Max Von Laue-Paul Langevin, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
InventorsCorinne Rivasseau, Emmanuel Farhi, Ariane Atteia, Danièle Pro
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Abstract
The invention relates to novel algae of the genus Coccomyxa, in particular the algae of a new species called C-IR3-4C, and their use for capturing metals from aqueous media, and in particular from radioactive media.
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A unicellular green alga of the genus Coccomyxa, comprising in the 18S ribosomal RNA-ITS1-5.8S ribosomal RNA-ITS2-28S ribosomal RNA genes of a sequence having at least 96% identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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A method of capturing at least one radioactive or nonradioactive element selected from the group consisting of Sr and Cu, from an aqueous medium containing said element in solution, comprising incubating, in said aqueous medium, unicellular green algae of the genus Coccomyxa.
A method of decontaminating an aqueous medium containing at least one radioactive or nonradioactive element selected from the group consisting of Sr and Cu, comprising incubating the aqueous medium with a green alga of the genus Coccomyxa.
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