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Uptake of macrominerals and trace elements by the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis ( Arthrospira platensis PCC 8005) under photoautotrophic conditions: Culture medium optimization
Author(s) -
Cogne Guillaume,
Lehmann Bernd,
Dussap ClaudeGilles,
Gros JeanBernard
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.10504
Subject(s) - spirulina (dietary supplement) , arthrospira , cyanobacteria , trace element , chemistry , botany , food science , environmental chemistry , biology , bacteria , raw material , organic chemistry , genetics
Uptake rates of macrominerals and trace elements were characterized in batch and continuous cultures of Spirulina platensis under photoautotropic conditions. The values of yield coefficients were determined using inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP‐ES). Further simplifications of culture medium proved possible, mainly in the trace element solutions; concentrations of some elements were lowered and trace elements B, Mo, V, Cr, Ni, Co, W, and Ti were removed. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 81: 588–593, 2003.