STUDIES ON BATCH AND CONTINUOUS CULTURES OF BOTRYOCOCCUS-BRAUNII - HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION IN RELATION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL-STATE, CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE, AND PHOSPHATE NUTRITION
STUDIES ON BATCH AND CONTINUOUS CULTURES OF BOTRYOCOCCUS-BRAUNII - HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION IN RELATION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL-STATE, CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE, AND PHOSPHATE NUTRITION
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DOI:
10.1002/bit.260270312
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
DESANTI, O
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作者:
CASADEVALL, E;DIF, D;DESANTI, O
The growth of the hydrocarbon-rich alga B. braunii was studied under air-lift conditions using batch and continuous cultures. Large variations in the physiological state of B. braunii were achieved in batch cultures and in continuous cultures with various dilution rates. The possible effects of these variations upon hydrocarbons (nature, relative abundance, location, level, productivity) and also in the production of exocellular polysaccharides were examined. The relationships between the physiological state of B. braunii and its hydrocarbon and polysaccharide production were discussed and compared with those generally observed in unicellular algae. The factors giving rise to the transition from high to low productivity stages were considered. To this end the variations in cell ultrastructure and the resulting degeneration occurring during batch cultures were first examined. Afterward the parallel changes in some parameters of the medium (pH, phosphate level) were determined and their possible relationships with B. braunii growth and hydrocarbon production were discussed. The main features of phosphate nutrition in B. braunii and its effects on hydrocarbons were finally examined.