Photosynthetic Pigments Changes of Three Phenotypes of Picocyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. under Different Light and Temperature Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. The Cell Concentration and the Growth Rate of Three Synechococcus sp. Phenotypes under Different Culture Conditions
2.2. The Total Pigments Content for Three Phenotypes of the Genus Synechococcus
2.3. Effect of Irradiance and Temperature on Phycocyanin, Phycoerythrin, and Allophycocyanin Content
2.4. Effect of Irradiance and Temperature on Zeaxanthin and β-carotene
2.5. Effect of Irradiance and Temperature on Pigments Ratios
3. Discussion
3.1. Occurrence and Abundance of Picocyanobacteria under Changing Irradiance and Temperature Conditions
3.2. Changes in Pigments Content and Pigment Ratios under Different Irradiance and Temperature Conditions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Culture Conditions
4.2. Calculation of Cell Density and Growth Rates
4.3. Determination of the Chlorophyll and Carotenoids Content
4.4. Determination of the Phycobiliproteins Content
4.5. Statistical Analyses
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Śliwińska-Wilczewska, S.; Konarzewska, Z.; Wiśniewska, K.; Konik, M. Photosynthetic Pigments Changes of Three Phenotypes of Picocyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. under Different Light and Temperature Conditions. Cells 2020, 9, 2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092030
Śliwińska-Wilczewska S, Konarzewska Z, Wiśniewska K, Konik M. Photosynthetic Pigments Changes of Three Phenotypes of Picocyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. under Different Light and Temperature Conditions. Cells. 2020; 9(9):2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092030
Chicago/Turabian StyleŚliwińska-Wilczewska, Sylwia, Zofia Konarzewska, Kinga Wiśniewska, and Marta Konik. 2020. "Photosynthetic Pigments Changes of Three Phenotypes of Picocyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. under Different Light and Temperature Conditions" Cells 9, no. 9: 2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092030