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Isolation and Identification of Soil Microalgae: Exploring Their Potential for Sustainable Phyto-Hormone Production

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Soil microbiology, chemistry and biochemistry

Abstract

Microalgae are recognized for their exceptional versatility in producing bioactive compounds, as well as their capacity to generate high biomass, positioning them as ideal candidates for the large-scale production of various natural products with significant biotechnological potential. This study focuses on different microalgae species isolated from the Sids Agricultural Research Station (SARS) farm, located in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. The isolated microalgae were purified and molecularly identified as the green algae Desmodesmus abundans NA1 (D. abundans NA1), based on its 18S rDNA nucleotide sequence. Additionally, two blue-green algae species were identified as Nostoc paludosum NA2 (N. paludosum NA2) and Tildeniella torsiva NA3 (T. torsiva NA3) through 16S rRNA nucleotide sequence analysis. On bases of pigment production, D. abundans NA1was the pioneer, where chlorophyll (a) and carotenoid recorded their highest values at day eighteen of its growth curve (4.38 ± 0.14 & 1.14±0.023 µg/ml) respectively. All of the isolated microalga were found to produce growth hormones at considerable levels. While, N. paludosum NA2 and D. abundance NA1 were superior in producing an amazing value of cytokinins (782.8 ± 2.0 & 284.6 ± 1.0 mg/l) respectively. This study contributes to the knowledge on the potency of green and blue green algae to be used as a sustainable commercial producer of pigments and phyto- hormones on a large scale. These bioactive compounds could, in turn, be utilized in various applications, including biofertilizers,biofungicides, stress response regulators and fish feed. Further research is needed to explore the application of these microalgal isolates in field conditions, particularly under stress, to evaluate their ability to improve soil health, enhance plant resilience, and increase crop yields.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2025.365695.2049

Keywords

Cyanobacteria, microalgae, Phytohormones, cytokinins, gibberellins, Indole-3-acetic acid

Authors

First Name

Noha

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Abdelwahab

Affiliation

Microbiology department, Soil, Water and environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center.

Email

abdelwahab.noha@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0009-0006-4268-6540

First Name

Amany

Last Name

El- Sharkawy

MiddleName

Salama

Affiliation

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Cairo 11516, Egypt

Email

amany_sharkawy@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

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First Name

Reham

Last Name

Elkomy

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Cairo 11516, Egypt

Email

reham_niof@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

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Volume

65

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

51050

Issue Date

2025-06-01

Receive Date

2025-03-09

Publish Date

2025-06-01

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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Original Article

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19

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Isolation and Identification of Soil Microalgae: Exploring Their Potential for Sustainable Phyto-Hormone Production

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11 May 2025