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Comparative growth of three strains of Ostreopsis ovata at different light intensities with focus on inter-specific allelopathic interactions

Marina MONTI & Eleonora CECCHIN

en Cryptogamie, Algologie 33 (2) - Pages 113-119

Publié le 25 mai 2012

Comparative growth of three strains of Ostreopsis ovata at different light intensities with focus on inter-specific allelopathic interactions

Three strains of Ostreopsis ovata were isolated from sea water and algae collected either along the Tyrrhenian or the Adriatic Sea. Evaluation of growth profile of the three O. ovata strains in batch cultures were analyzed at four light intensities (10, 100, 400, 650 μmol m-2 s-1). Ostreopsis ovata cell ensities increased at all light intensities except at 10 μmol m-2 s-1. The three strains showed growth rates with values from 0.24 to 0.56 day-1. The allelopathic effect of the filtrate of O. ovata culture on growth of Coscinodiscus granii, Prorocentrum minimum and Coolia monotis was studied. Filtrate from culture in exponential and senescent growth phase was considered. The results revealed a weak allelopathic effect on the growth of the three microalgae with an inhibition on the growth of C. monotis and P. minimum.


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