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We examined the selective inhibitory potential of rice hull extract on the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa, in comparison with inhibitory effects on two green algae (Ankistrodesmus convolutus and Scenedesmus quadricauda) and a zooplankton (Daphnia magna) species. The inhibitory effect of rice hull extract, measured by algal growth or zooplankton survival using four different concentrations of extract (1, 10, 100 and 1000 μg L−1), was highest on Microcystis strains (average: 98%, range: 95%–99%), followed by D. magna (average: 22%, range: 10%–47%), A. convolutus (average: 20%, range: 16%–24%), and S. quadricauda (average: 8%, range: 0%–15%). Rice hull extract had only a small effect on the growth of the green algae and Daphnia, particularly in the range 1–100 μg L−1, and the inhibitory effect was somewhat diminished even at the 1,000 μg L−1 level, at the end of the experimental period, especially for Daphnia. Our study indicates that rice hull extract has a strong specific algicide potential when used to combat M. aeruginosa.
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This work was supported by the Korean Ministry of Environment as “The Eco-technopia 21 project” (2007-06003-0020-1), and by the Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2006- 351- D00026).
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Park, MH., Kim, BH., Chung, IM. et al. Selective Bactericidal Potential of Rice (Oryza sativa L. var. japonica) Hull Extract on Microcystis Strains in Comparison with Green Algae and Zooplankton. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 83, 97–101 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9732-6
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