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Re: Chelators as a cause of algae?

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Chelators as a cause of algae?
From: "Roger S. Miller" <rgrmill at rt66_com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 14:00:15 -0700 (MST)
In-Reply-To: <199811240848.DAA03316 at acme_actwin.com>

On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, James Purchase wrote:

> Is it true that certain algae species can use a chelator as an energy
> source?

I've read (in "Energetics and Transport in Aquatic Plants" by John Raven)
that this is true.  He reports studies that some species of algae can live
without light in glucose solutions and that most types of algae can
utilize labile organics as an energy source.  There are even some algae
called leucophytes that have lost their photosynthetic capabilities (I
guess they must still have their chloroplasts) and live entirely on
organic energy sources.

I don't know if EDTA could be used as an energy source.

Roger Miller

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