Diatom species

Modified target/modification

Products

Application

Refs

P. tricornutum

Heterologous Δ5-elongase expression

Fatty acids (omega 3)

Biotechnology

[147]

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (Antisense knockdown)

Lipids (Biofuels)

Biofuel industry

[148]

Constructions with IgG1^a/kappa gene

Antibody (IgG^a)

Pharmaceutical industry

[149]

Episome-based approach

Monoterpenoids

Biotechnology

[150]

T. pseudonana

Multifunctional lipase (Knockdown)

Lipids

Biofuel industry

[106]

Silica forming machinery

3D-nanomaterials

Material engineering

[65]