BACKGROUND AND AIM: MICROALGAE ARE MICROSCOPIC, AND DIVERSE GROUP OF EUKARYOTIC AND PROKARYOTE ORGANISMS THAT CONVERT SOLAR ENERGY INTO CHEMICALS THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS. MICROALGAE HAVE MANY BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRY, MEDICINE, AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND FOOD SCIENCE SUCH AS SOURCE OF PROTEINS, BETA CAROTENES, AMINO ACIDS, PRODUCTIONS OF TOXINS WHICH THESE METABOLITES HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES. ...