Date of Award:
5-1978
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Biology
Committee Chair(s)
Frederick C. Post
Committee
Frederick C. Post
Committee
Dean V. Adams
Committee
Raymond Lynn
Abstract
A red, obligately halophilic Dunaliella species believed to be D. salina was isolated from the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake, Utah, and its optimum growth conditions were determined.
The red pigmented Dunaliella species required an optimum NaCl concentration of 10%, temperature 28°C, and an illuminance of 7500 lux. Ammonium carbonate was preferred over potassium nitrate and ammonium chloride. Potassium nitrate was preferred over ammonium chloride. The average division (generation) time under the above conditions was 46.5 hours.
The alga grown in ammonium carbonate showed a lower content of chlorophyll a compared to those grown in potassium nitrate and in amonium chloride. The concentration of carotenoids of the alga grown in ammonium carbonate was higher than those in potassium nitrate and in ammonium chloride.
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Recommended Citation
May, Sam Oeun, "The Effect of Various Environmental Factors on the Growth of a Red Pigmented Dunaliella Species From the Great Salt Lake" (1978). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3381.
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