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| Title: | Iron mediated regulation of growth and siderophore production in a diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena cylindrica |
| Authors: | Raghuvanshi, Ruchika
Singh, Surendra
Bisen, Prakash Singh |
| Keywords: | Anabaena cylindrica
Cyanobacterium
Iron
Siderophore |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2007 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Iron mediated regulation of growth and siderophore production has been studied in a diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena cylindrica. Iron-starved cells of A. cylindrica exhibited reduced growth (30%) when the cells were growing under N2-fixing conditions. In contrast, NO3-, NO2-, NH4+ and urea grown cells exhibited almost 50% reduction in their growth in the absence of iron as compared to their respective counterparts cultured in the presence of iron. However, at 60 μM of iron, A. cylindrica cells exhibited almost equal growth regardless of the nitrogen source available. Siderophore production in A. cylindrica was started after day 2nd of the cell growth and attained its optimal level on day 5th when the cells were at their mid-log phase. No siderophore production was, however, recorded on day 2nd at all the concentrations of iron tested. The production of siderophore in A. cylindrica further increased with increase in iron concentration and attained its optimum level on day 5th at 60 μM iron. A. cylindrica cells took at least 3 days for initiation of siderophore production and produced about 60% siderophore on day 5th even under iron-starved condition. A. cylindrica produced dihydroxamate type of siderophore. |
| Page(s): | 563-567 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print) |
| Source: | IJEB Vol.45(06) [June 2007]
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