Study of the effect of temperature, irradiance and salinity on growth and yessotoxin production by the dinoflagellate Protoceratium reticulatum in culture by using a kinetic and factorial approach
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Paz, B. (Beatriz); Vázquez, J.A. (José Antonio); Riobó, P. (Pilar); Franco, J.M. (José Mariano)Editor's version
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113606001103Date
2006-10Type
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YessotoxinYTX
Dinoflagellates
Culture
Factorial approach
Abstract
A complete first order orthogonal plan was used to optimize the growth and the production of yessotoxin (YTX) by the dinoflagellate Protoceratium reticulatum in culture by controlling salinity, temperature and irradiance. Initially, an approach to the kinetic data of cellular density and YTX production for each one of the experimental design conditions was performed. The P. reticulatum growth and YTX production were fitted to logistical equations and to a first-order kinetic model, respectively. The parameters obtained from this adjustment were used as dependent variables for the formulation of the empirical equations of the factorial design tested.
The results showed that in practically all the cases for both, P. reticulatum growth and YTX production, irradiance is the primary independent variable and has a positive effect in the range 50–90 μmol photons m−2 s−1. Additionally, in certain specific cases, temperature reveals significant positive effects when maintained between 15 and ...
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