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Assessment of Growth Yield of a Blue--green Alga, Spirulina platensis, in Axenic and Continuous Culture

1977; Microbiology Society; Volume: 102; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1099/00221287-102-1-179

2059-9323

Shuich Aiba, Takuya Ogawa,

Marine and coastal plant biology

An axenic and continuous culture of a blue-green alga, Spirulina platensis, was established in a Roux bottle. The opalescent plate method was used to measure the light energy absorbed by the cells and to assess the cell growth yield, Y kcal i.e. the amount of dry algal cells harvested per kcal light energy absorbed. Values of Y kcal calculated ranged from 0·01 to 0·02 g cell kcal−1.