Prototheca is a genus of algae in the family Chlorellaceae. While this genus is a member of the green algae, all Prototheca no longer have chloroplasts...

Prototheca wickerhamii is a ubiquitous green alga that does not have chlorophyll. It is widely present in the environment but is a rare cause of opportunistic...

Prototheca zopfii is an ubiquitous achlorophyllic (without chlorophyll) green alga. It is a known cause of mastitis in cattle. The genome of this organism's...

Prototheca wickerhamii and Prototheca zopfii. Both are known to cause disease in dogs, while most human cases are caused by P. wickerhami. Prototheca...

eukaryotes that are generally non-pathogenic. Green algae from the genus Prototheca lack chlorophyll and are known to cause the disease protothecosis in humans...

bioremediation. An exception to the microalgae family is the colorless Prototheca which are devoid of any chlorophyll. These achlorophic algae switch to...

the bloodstream. Members of the genus Prototheca are the most common algae that leads to algaemia. Prototheca and Chlorella, which is extremely rare...

aestuarii have been isolated from wetwood in various tree species. Species of Prototheca have been isolated from slime fluxes. Jacobi, William R.; Ball, John (2016)...

Included organisms range from unicellular microalgae, such as Chlorella, Prototheca and the diatoms, to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelp, a large...

through phagocytosis. Two common species of the heterotrophic green alga Prototheca are pathogenic and can cause the disease protothecosis in humans and animals...