naturally seawater contains lot of nutrients, however I want to formulate my own commercial medium for my own marine microalgae isolate to grow in open pond/photobioreactors (Nannochloropsis sp), so what are the sole chemical sources are required ? such as Nitrogen, Phosphate etc. Is it necessary to add micronutrients in the medium composition? such as Fe, Zn, Cu, Co, Mo and Mn ?
You can try these article's medium. Please download and see the article.
Hi Dr. Natarajan Mohan,
If I ve understood well, you don't want to use seawater in the medium for Nannochloropsis..is it correct? In that case, is it necessary to add sources of N and P, as well as Mg, Fe, Ca and other micronutriens like Co, Cu, Mo, etc. You can check the recipies for the ASP medium (Artificial Seawater Medium). Also it is important to include vitamins like biotin or cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12). For more information about media for marine microalgae you can check the book "Algal Culturing Techniques" which is free on line.
Best regards!
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