Open AccessA continuous‐culture approach to the question of inorganic carbon concentration by Synechococcus species
Author(s) -
Bloye S.A.,
Karagouni A.D.,
Carr N.G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05545.x
Subject(s) - chemostat , bicarbonate , total inorganic carbon , synechococcus , rubisco , limiting , chemistry , carbon fibers , biomass (ecology) , biochemistry , carbon assimilation , dissolved organic carbon , cyanobacteria , environmental chemistry , biology , carbon dioxide , bacteria , ecology , photosynthesis , organic chemistry , composite number , mechanical engineering , genetics , materials science , engineering , composite material
Chemostat cultures of Synechococcus PCC7942 were established in steady state over ten generations with inorganic carbon‐limiting biomass production. The bicarbonate‐concentration process was not significantly induced; RuBisCo activity was increased six‐fold with decreasing dissolved inorganic carbon concentration and the presence of the 42‐kDa cytoplasmic membrane polypeptide was observed but not implicated in the process.