In order to know the nutrient uptake by the sterile
Ulva pertusa and their interaction to the bacterial communities, some culture experiments of the
Ulva were carried out in a room condition of 24±1°C and about 4, 000lux (15L: 9D) .
Average uptake rates of the
Ulva in the light period on nitrate-N, ammonia-N, total phosphates, and inorganic phosphate were 0.66, 0. 32, 0.02, and 0.01μg-at⋅l
-1⋅cm
-2⋅h
-1, respectively. From those results, it might be assumed that the
Ulva uptakes are mainly nitrate-N and ammonia-N, but not so much of phosphate-N and total phosphates.
Pseudomonas spp, were dominant genus in both attached and free bacterial communities. Population growth of
Vibrio spp. were inhibited by the inoculation of the
Ulva. On the other hand, population growth of
Flavobacterium spp. were promoted by the inoculation of the
Ulva.
It is suggested that the sterile
Ulva used in this experiments is a suitable specied for purifying the water in the coastal fish farms.
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