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. 1983 Jul;72(3):829–832. doi: 10.1104/pp.72.3.829

Adaptation of the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa to Light Intensity 1

Shirley Raps 1,2,2, Kevin Wyman 1,2, Harold W Siegelman 1,2, Paul G Falkowski 1,2
PMCID: PMC1066329  PMID: 16663094

Abstract

Light intensity adaptation (20 to 565 microeinsteins per square meter per second) of Microcystis aeruginosa (UV-027) was examined in turbidostat culture. Chlorophyll a and phycocyanin concentrations decreased with increasing light intensity while carotenoid, cellular carbon, and nitrogen contents did not vary. Variation in the number but not the size of photosynthetic units per cell, based on chlorophyll a/P700 ratios, occurred on light intensity adaptation. Changes in the numbers of photosynthetic units partially dampened the effects of changes in light intensity on growth rates.

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