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Effect of light and temperature on new cyanobacteria producers for geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol

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This study evaluates the effect of light intensity and temperature on the taste and odour compounds of two cyanobacteria species isolated as producers of taste and odour compounds, Phormidium retzii, which produced geosmin and Microcoleus vaginatus, which produced 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB), both being recorded for the first time as producers of these compounds. The results revealed no relationship between the light intensity and temperature for geosmin/2-MIB production under three different levels of the light intensity (17, 33 and 50 μmol photons m−2 s−1) and temperature (10, 25 and 33 °C). Higher concentrations of total geosmin (96.6 ng L−1) and 2-MIB (135.8 ng L−1) were observed at 17 μmol photons m−2 s−1 and 25 °C. Geosmin and 2-MIB were retained intracellularly during the lag phase and the highest amount of intracellular geosmin and 2-MIB occurred in the late exponential phase, whereas the extracellular geosmin and 2-MIB were released during the stationary and death phase.

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The authors thank the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research/Iraq for the financial support given. The authors also gratefully acknowledge Prof. Dr. Sarmad B. Dikran, Department of Chemistry, College of Education-Ibn Al-Haitham, University of Baghdad for detailed information on the separation method (solid phase microextraction) and gas chromatography analysis. The author is grateful also to Assist. Prof. Dr. Laith Sameer Alhaider Department of Chemistry, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiya for helping in the work and offering technical advice. Sincere thanks are extended to Assistant Lecturer Mr. Mohammed K. K. Al-Kasser, Head of the gas chromatography laboratory, Department of Ecology, College of Science, University of Al-Qadisiya. Furthermore, thanks are due to Dr. Raghad Ahmed, Head of the GC/MS lab, Chemistry Department, College of Science, Almustansiriah University, for valuable assistance in the GC/MS analysis.

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    Haider A. Alghanmi

  2. Ecology Department, Science College, Babylon University, Hillah, Iraq

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Alghanmi, H.A., Alkam, F.M. & AL-Taee, M.M. Effect of light and temperature on new cyanobacteria producers for geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol. J Appl Phycol 30, 319–328 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1233-0

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