Immobilized Isochrysis galbana (Haptophyta) for long-term storage and applications for feed and water quality control in clam (Meretrix lusoria) cultures |
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Authors: | Yean-Chang Chen |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | The marine microalga Isochrysisgalbana was cultivated and entrapped inalginate beads for long-term storage. Theentrapped cells were alive and maintainedtheir physiological activities after oneyear of storage in absolute darkness at4 °C without a liquid medium. Thenumber of cells in the beads increased morethan 32 times when they were subsequentlyre-cultured in an aqueous medium for fiveweeks, showing that they had remained aliveduring storage. TEM observations showedthat the entrapped cells reduced their cellcovering and pyrenoid size compared withthe normal free-living cells afterlong-term storage. The algal beads werealso applied to feed and water qualitycontrol in clam cultures' leading to amarked decrease in ammonium concentrations.Algal cells escaped from the beads provideda food source for the clams. This mightreduce the cost of clam culture compared totraditional culture methods. Therefore,immobilized I. galbana can be usedfor long-term preservation of algal stockin the laboratory and applied practicallyto clam cultures. |
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Keywords: | Haptophyta immobilization Isochrysis galbana microalga SEM TEM water quality |
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