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Effect of temperature and light on the toxicity and growth of the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa (UV-006) by A. J. van der Westhuizen; J. N. Eloff is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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The toxicity and growth of Microcystis aeruginosa (UV-0O6) from the Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa were investigated at different temperatures and photon fluence rates under laboratory conditions. Cells harvested in late logarithmic growth phase were most toxic when grown at 20~ (LDs0) median lethal dose [IP, mouse] = 25.4 mg kg-~). Toxicity was markedly reduced at growth temperatures above 28~ Fluence rate had a smaller effect on the toxicity of the cells, but toxicity tended to be less at the very low and high light fluences. Optimal conditions for growth did not coincide with those for toxin production. Well-aerated cultures of this isolate kept at pH 9.5 by COz addition, a temperature of 20-24 ~ C, a fluence rate of 145 gmol photons m -2 s -1 and harvested in the late logarithmic growth phase yielded the maximum quantity of toxin.
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It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.
- Author
- A. J. van der Westhuizen; J. N. Eloff
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0032-0935)
- Published
- 1985
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)