Methods and mediums for cultivating dinophysis acuminata
AssigneesIndustry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Kunsan National University
InventorsWon Ho YIH, Hyung Seop KIM, Myung Gil PARK, Jung-rae RHO
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and a medium for cultivating the marine dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuminata. The laboratory culture of D. acuminata causing diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, whose cultivation was known difficult, has been first established, thereby contributing to a better understanding of ecophysiology, biology and toxicology of Dinophysis species, as well as the evolution of dinoflagellate plastids.
Claims9
A method for cultivating Dinophysis acuminata, comprising the step of cultivating Dinophysis acuminata in a seawater medium at a temperature of 10˜30° C. under continuous light with supplying Myrionecta rubra as prey.
A culture medium for Dinophysis acuminata, comprising:
- (i) a seawater medium;
- and
- (ii) Myrionecta rubra as prey.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.