Methods of detecting predators in algal cultures
| Patent Number: | 11977060 |
| Issued: | 5/7/2024 |
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| Abstract: | The present disclosure features methods of detecting crop damage in an algal culture. Such methods include detecting one or more carotenoids as a volatile organic compound in a sample obtained from a headspace of the algal culture. |
| Filed: | 12/17/2020 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |