Salinity Treatment as Bacterial Control and Its Impact on Growth and Nutritional Value of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) Culture in Open Pond System

Rangkuti, Putri Maura and Siswanti, Dwi Umi and Suyono, Eko Agus (2023) Salinity Treatment as Bacterial Control and Its Impact on Growth and Nutritional Value of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) Culture in Open Pond System. Journal of Fisheries and Environment, 47 (1): 10. 63 - 74. ISSN 26300702

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Abstract

Cultivation of Spirulina in open ponds is always problematic due to microbial contamination, which results in reduced growth and productivity. Efficient methods are needed, for example changing the salinity of culture media because salinity can act as a limiting factor for many organisms. One simple and low-cost solution may be to to change the salinity of the culture environment, as salinity can act as a limiting factor for many organsims. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of salinity (10‰–40‰, with salinity of 5‰ as a control) on bacterial contamination, growth and nutritional values of Spirulina cultured in an open pond. Bacterial contaminants measured using total plate count method revealed significant reduction of bacteria for the 10‰ treatment at day 5, but by day 10 the bacteria grew back because they were tolerant to the increase in salinity. Growth of Spirulina was enhanced at 10‰ and 20‰ in terms of density, while dry biomass was increased only at 20‰. Protein content was unchanged

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 2
Uncontrolled Keywords: Arthrospira platensis, Contamination, Growth, Open ponds, Salinity
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions: Faculty of Biology > Doctoral Program in Biology
Depositing User: Rusna Nur Aini Aini
Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2024 06:15
Last Modified: 15 Oct 2024 06:15
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/9678

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