Cultivation of Nostoc flagelliforme on Solid Medium

  • Su Jianyu (Biochemical Engineering Lab., Tianjin University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Jia Shiru (Biochemical Engineering Lab., Tianjin University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Qiao Changsheng (Biochemical Engineering Lab., Tianjin University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Kim Jung-Gyu (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Hong Wan-Hae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Cho Ki-An (Department of Environmental Engineering, Cho-dang University) ;
  • Choi DuBok (Department of Environmental Engineering, Cho-dang University)
  • Published : 2005.06.01

Abstract

In order to construct an artificial cultivation of Nostoc flagelliforme on solid medium, we attempted to assess the viability of approaches, which utilized either BG-11 agar or sand medium using both sterile and non-sterile algal segments. In the trial in which the BG -11 agar medium was inoculated with the non-sterile algal segments, the algae exhibited the rapid growth in the initial 4 days of cultivation. However, after 4 days of cultivation, the growth rate of the algae slowed, and the algal growth was completely stopped by 7 days of cultivation. When the BG -11 medium was inoculated with the sterile algal segments, the algae exhibited the rapid growth for a longer period of 8 days, reaching a length of 24.9 mm. The growth rate during this period was measured to be $24.5\%$. After the 8 days of cultivation, the algal growth rate began to slow and had almost stopped by the 13 days of cultivation. On the other hand, when the sterile algal segments were inoculated onto a sand plate, the algal segments decomposed, reaching total decomposition after 11 days of cultivation. By way of contrast, the desiccation treatment samples continued to grow for 14 days of cultivation. After 14 days of cultivation, the algae achieved a length of 26.1 mm, with a growth rate of $30.6\%$. Our results indicate that periodic desiccation may constitute an effective strategy for the prevention of algal decomposition.

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