Abstract
Thiamine release during synthetic mutualism between Chlorella sorokiniana co-immobilized in alginate beads with the microalgae growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense was measured under stress conditions of pH, light intensity, and nitrogen starvation in short-term experiments. Thiamine release in the co-immobilized treatment was significantly higher at acidic pH compared to thiamine released by either microorganism alone. Under slightly alkaline pH, C. sorokiniana released the highest amount of thiamine. At stressful pH 6, the co-immobilized treatment released a higher quantity of thiamine than the sum of thiamine released by either microorganisms when immobilized separately. Release of thiamine by C. sorokiniana alone or co-immobilized was light intensity dependent; with higher the light intensity, more thiamine was released. Extreme light intensity negatively affected growth of the microalgae and release of thiamine. Nitrogen starvation during the first 24 h of culturing negatively affected release of thiamine by both microorganisms, where C. sorokiniana was more severely affected. Partial or continuous nitrogen starvation had similar negative effects on C. sorokiniana, but co-immobilization improved thiamine release. These results indicate that thiamine is released during synthetic mutualism between C. sorokiniana and A. brasilense, and this happens specifically during the alleviation of pH stress in the microalgae.
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