ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Chlorogloeopsis
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Continuous culture
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Cyanobacterium
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Nitrogen fixation
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Oxygen effects
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Photosynthesis
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Respiration
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Temperature effects
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Thermophile
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The effect of temperature and oxygen on diazotrophic growth of the thermophilic cyanobacterium HTF (High Temperature Form) Chlorogloeopsis was investigated using cells grown in light-limited continuous culture at a dilution rate of 0.02 h-1. Diazotrophy was more sensitive to elevated temperatures than growth with combined nitrogen. The maximum temperature for growth of cultures gassed with CO2-enriched air was more than 55 °C but less than 60 °C with N2 as the sole nitrogen source, but between 60°C and 65°C when nitrate was present in the medium. The effect of temperature on nitrogenase activity, photosynthesis and respiration in the dark was determined using cells grown at 55°C. Maximal rates of all three processes were observed at 55°C and rates at 60°C during shortterm incubations were not less than 75% of the maximum. However, nitrogenase activity at 60°C was unstable and decayed at a rate of 2.2 h-1 under air and at 0.3 h-1 under argon. Photosynthesis and respiration were more stable at 60°C than anoxic nitrogen fixation. The upper temperature limits for diazotrophic growth thus seem to be set by the stability of nitrogenase.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00288588
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