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J Microbiol Methods


Title:Optimizing cyanobacteria growth conditions in a sealed environment to enable chemical inhibition tests with volatile chemicals
Author(s):Johnson TJ; Zahler JD; Baldwin EL; Zhou R; Gibbons WR;
Address:"Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, PO Box 2204A, SDM 225A, 57007, Brookings, SD, USA. Electronic address: tylor.johnson@sdstate.edu. Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, PO Box 2204A, SDM 225A, 57007, Brookings, SD, USA"
Journal Title:J Microbiol Methods
Year:2016
Volume:20160516
Issue:
Page Number:54 - 59
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.05.011
ISSN/ISBN:1872-8359 (Electronic) 0167-7012 (Linking)
Abstract:"Cyanobacteria are currently being engineered to photosynthetically produce next-generation biofuels and high-value chemicals. Many of these chemicals are highly toxic to cyanobacteria, thus strains with increased tolerance need to be developed. The volatility of these chemicals may necessitate that experiments be conducted in a sealed environment to maintain chemical concentrations. Therefore, carbon sources such as NaHCO3 must be used for supporting cyanobacterial growth instead of CO2 sparging. The primary goal of this study was to determine the optimal initial concentration of NaHCO3 for use in growth trials, as well as if daily supplementation of NaHCO3 would allow for increased growth. The secondary goal was to determine the most accurate method to assess growth of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 in a sealed environment with low biomass titers and small sample volumes. An initial concentration of 0.5g/L NaHCO3 was found to be optimal for cyanobacteria growth, and fed-batch additions of NaHCO3 marginally improved growth. A separate study determined that a sealed test tube environment is necessary to maintain stable titers of volatile chemicals in solution. This study also showed that a SYTO(R) 9 fluorescence-based assay for cell viability was superior for monitoring filamentous cyanobacterial growth compared to absorbance, chlorophyll alpha (chl a) content, and biomass content due to its accuracy, small sampling size (100muL), and high throughput capabilities. Therefore, in future chemical inhibition trials, it is recommended that 0.5g/L NaHCO3 is used as the carbon source, and that culture viability is monitored via the SYTO(R) 9 fluorescence-based assay that requires minimum sample size"
Keywords:"Batch Cell Culture Techniques Biomass Carbon Dioxide/analysis Chlorophyll Cyanobacteria/chemistry/drug effects/*growth & development Environment, Controlled Fluorescence Microbial Viability Photosynthesis Sodium Bicarbonate/*pharmacology Volatile Organic;"
Notes:"MedlineJohnson, Tylor J Zahler, Jacob D Baldwin, Emily L Zhou, Ruanbao Gibbons, William R eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Netherlands 2016/05/20 J Microbiol Methods. 2016 Jul; 126:54-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.05.011. Epub 2016 May 16"

 
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