%0 Journal Article
%T A Comparison of the Growth Characteristics of <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> in Deep Ocean Water, Surface Ocean Water, and Artificial Ocean Water
%A Yen Lee
%A Ting-Mao Yang
%A Jenn-Hung Hsu
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 2
%N 10
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2015
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1101984
%X The use of deep ocean water (DOW) for cooling purposes, as drinking water
(after desalination), and in algae cultures has increased in recent years in
Taiwan. This study evaluates the growth performance of <i>Arthrospira platensis </i>in deep ocean water (DOW), surface ocean
water (SOW), and artificial ocean water (AOW) with and without a supplementary
medium (BG-11). During a 14-day growth period, <i>A. platensis</i> had the shortest generation time (5.22 ¡À 0.38 days)
and the highest average daily biomass yield of 0.083 ¡À 0.007 g/L (dry weight)
in the DOW medium without supplementary BG-11. <i>A. platensis</i> had significant better growth rates when cultured in
AOW with BG-11 than in SOW without BG-11. However, <i>A. platensis</i> growth rates did not differ (<i>p</i> &gt; 0.05) when cultured in AOW and DOW with BG-11. The results
revealed that DOW without supplementary BG-11 is a superior medium for
culturing <i>A. platensis</i>.
%K Deep Ocean Water
%K <i>A. platensis</i>
%K Growth Rate
%K Surface Ocean Water
%K Artificial Ocean Water
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3150893