Pesticidal use of a parasitic flagellate for eliminating or suppressing harmful algae blooms
OwnerFredrik Noréninventor
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Abstract
The present invention related to Parvilucifera infectans, a new parasitic organism described by Noren and Moestrup (in prep. “Parvilucifera infectans, gen. et. spec.nov. A parasitic dinoflagellate infecting thecate dinoflagellates.”) capable of infecting and killing several toxic or potentially harmful dinoflagellates, method for infecting toxin producing dinoflagellates, and method for propagating P. infectans.
Claims10
Isolated Parvilucifera infectans, a new parasitic organism deposited at CCAP under deposition number CCAP 260/1, which is a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae.
A Method for eliminating or suppressing algal bloom caused by thecate dinoflagellates wherein Parvilucifera infectans identified at CCAP under deposition number CCAP 2060/1, is distributed in a water comprising one or more of said algae.
A Method for propagating Parvilucifera infectans, identified at CCAP under deposition number CCAP 2060/1, characterized in that Parvilucifera infectans is cultured in a medium containing thioglycollate.
A Method for propagating Parvilucifera infectans, identified at CCAP under deposition number CCAP 2060/1, characterized in that Parvilucifera infectans are added to a monoculture of a dinoflagellate being susceptible to infection by Parvilucifera infectans, maintaining the dinoflagellate culture at optimum conditions above 15° C., collecting dead and infected dinoflagellates, and storing said infected material in an aqueous solution or optionally subjecting it to lyophilisation.
A Method for propagating Parvilucifera infectans, identified at CCAP under deposition number CCAP 2060/1, characterized in that Parvilucifera infectans are added to water containing dinoflagellates susceptible to infection by Parvilucifera infectans, maintaining the dinoflagellate culture at optimum conditions above 15° C., collecting dead and infected dinoflagellates, and storing said infected material in an aqueous solution.
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