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ArticleScientific reports2021

Establish axenic cultures of armored and unarmored marine dinoflagellate species using density separation, antibacterial treatments and stepwise dilution selection.

Thomas Chun-Hung Lee, Ping-Lung Chan, Nora Fung-Yee Tam, Steven Jing-Liang Xu, Fred Wang-Fat Lee

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Screening of antibiotics to obtain axenic cell cultures of a marine microalgaFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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  6. Microalgal Biodiesel Production: Realizing the Sustainability Index.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas Chun-Hung LeeDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Ping-Lung ChanDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Nora Fung-Yee TamDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.
Steven Jing-Liang XuDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Fred Wang-Fat LeeDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. wflee@ouhk.edu.hk.
Hong Kong Metropolitan University · HKCity University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Academic research on dinoflagellate, the primary causative agent of harmful algal blooms (HABs), is often hindered by the coexistence with bacteria in laboratory cultures. The development of axenic dinoflagellate cultures is challenging and no universally accepted method suit for different algal species. In this study, we demonstrated a promising approach combined density gradient centrifugation, antibiotic treatment, and serial dilution to generate axenic cultures of Karenia mikimotoi (KMHK). Density gradient centrifugation and antibiotic treatments reduced the bacterial population from 5.79 ± 0.22 log

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAxenic CultureDinoflagellidaHarmful Algal BloomPopulation DensityAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID33420310
PMCPMC7794416
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