Filamentous blue-green algae

Calculations by Lee and Fitzsimons69) have shown that even in bacteria diffusion of a small molecule is too slow to meet the reaction time. Since all cells respond simultaneously, in filamentous blue-green algae, there must be an almost instantaneous information exchange from one end to the other. Therefore, it is more reasonable to... 

McKnight, D.M. and Morel, F.M.M. (1980) Copper complexation by siderophores from filamentous blue-green algae. Limnol. Oceanoge, 25, 62-71. 

An extract of Spirulina, unicellular filamentous blue-green algae for human consumption has been reported to have potential hypocholesterolemic activity (Chamorro et al., 1996). 

Anatoxin-a is a toxic alkaloid occurring in the filamentous blue-green alga Anabaena flos-aquae and has been responsible for fatalities amongst livestock and wildlife. Mass and n.m.r. spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis of its N-acetyl derivative, pointed to structure and absolute stereochemistry (12) for ana-... 

A filamentous blue-green alga, Spirulina platensis NIES39 was usedin this study. This algal strain was provided from Global Environmental Forum, Japan. For the algal cultivation, SOT medium [1] was used. The pH value of the medium was acjusted at 9.0 with 1 mol dm-3 NaOH. The medium was autoclaved at 121 "C for 15 min prior to use. 

McKnight, D. M., and F. M. M. Morel (1980), Copper Complexation by Siderophores from Filamentous Blue-Green Algae, Limnol. Oceanogr. 25, 62-71. 

Bacteria aerobic, anaerobic, filamentous, blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). 

Kenyon, C.N., Rippka, R., and Stanier, R.Y. (1972) Fatty acid composition and physiological properties of some filamentous blue-green algae. Arch. Microbiol., 83, 216—236. 

In contrast to this strain, nitrogen starved non-heterocystous filamentous blue-green alga, Oscillatoria sp Miami BG 7 simultaneously and stoichiometrically photoproduce and CO in a ratio of 2 and both were accumulated in the gas phase. Preceeding the H2 and CO2 photoevolution step, the cells were needed to accumulate very high level of cellular carbohydrate (Glycogen) by photosynthesis. (Kumazawa, Mitsui 1981 Mitsui et al 1983). 

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