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Summary

The buoyancy regulation in light-limited cultures of the gas vacuolate cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa AK1 was studied at three temperatures, 15, 20 and 28°C. At the two highest temperatures the organism remained buoyant during the entire light period, whereas at the lowest temperature the buoyancy was reduced at the start of the light period. With this temperature the buoyancy was lost during the light period. This reduced buoyancy was caused by an increase in ballast and a decrease in the gas vesicle volume. Buoyancy changes during a transient state with slow changes in temperatures, i.e., 1°C per day, were caused by changes in polysaccharide ballast. The gas vesicle volume showed no significant change during the transient state.

The maximal photosynthetic rate was dependent upon the growth and incubation temperature, whereas the light harvesting efficiency was independent of the temperature. The results are discussed in an ecological context.

Microcystis aeruginosa, Buoyancy regulation, Gas vesicle, Temperature, Photosynthesis

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