The preservation of salt marsh algae by controlled liquid nitrogen freezing. |
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Authors: | N M Saks |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, The City College, City University of New York, Convent Avenue at 138th Street, New York, New York 10031 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Five species of benthic marine algae were preserved by controlled liquid nitrogen freezing and storage over periods extending to 1 year. Only a small percent of the algae survived without cryoprotectant. Nannochloris adamsii was an exception; 67% survived after 12 months of storage. Nitzschia acicularis was the best preserved with 5 glycerol as a cryoprotectant, Dimethylsulfoxide was a better cryoprotectant for N. adamsii and Dunaliella quartolecta. Reducing normal brackish salinity (28‰) of the culture medium to one half (14‰) increased the survival percentages for N. acicularis, Cylindrotheca closterium and Phaeodactylum tricornutum. The morphology and physiology of the species tested were unchanged by long storage time in liquid nitrogen. |
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