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MEDIA FOR THE CULTURE OF OCEANIC ULTRAPHYTOPLANKTON 1,2
Author(s) -
Keller Maureen D.,
Selvin Rhonda C.,
Claus Wolfgang,
Guillard Robert R. L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1987.tb04217.x
Subject(s) - biology , phytoplankton , seawater , nitrate , ammonium , chelation , fastidious organism , chemically defined medium , botany , clone (java method) , nutrient , ecology , biochemistry , genetics , gene , bacteria , chemistry , organic chemistry , in vitro
A medium (K) developed for culturing fastidious oceanic phytoplankton has been tested using recently isolated ultraphytoplankton clones representing at least seven different algal classes. The medium was designed to satisfy as completely as possible the nutritional requirements of this diverse group of phytoplankters. Important aspects are the addition of selenium, the inclusion of both nitrate and ammonium, an increased level of chelation and a moderate level of pH buffering. The seawater‐based version of this medium has been tested on 200 clones of which 186 grew reliably. A synthetic counterpart (AK) was tested on 40 of the more difficult clones and 27 grew well; 13 grew not all. While neither medium meets the exacting nutritional needs of all the ultraphytoplankton forms tested, they are excellent for most oceanic clones and are very successful for the isolation and establishment in culture of new oceanic phytoplankton clones.