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In the picture, the travel journal of prof. Roberto Taddei, 1976.

Fischerella ambigua is a branching blue‐green alga belonging to the class of Cyanophyceaen, order Nostocales. Its filamentous nature is maintained almost entirely by the sheath material. Cell division in this microrganism most closely resembles the septal division found in most unicellular organisms. The plasma membrane and the inner wall layer invaginate to produce initially 2 cells. However, the middle wall layer, outer wall layer, and sheath also invaginate to separate the daughter cells. The sheath alone remains continuous throughout the length of the filament. From Fischerella were isolated five new antibacterial ambiguine K−O isonitriles (1−5) and eight indole alkaloids, assessed as important for their antibacterial activities against a series of bacterial targets, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Bacillus anthracis.

E. Laurence Thurston.
Shunyan Mo, 2009.
Nikon Eclipse E800, 100x magnification.

La Russa - AlgaSpring
Cari colleghi! in concomitanza con la AlgaEurope conference che si terrà ad Amsterdam dal 4 al 6 dicembre, l'azienda AlgaSpring offre a tutti gli studenti dell'ACUF che parteciperanno alla conferenza una visita guidata presso i loro impianti! Per info lasciate un commento o contattatemi in privato.
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AlgaEurope 2018 International Algae Conference

Picocystis salinarum is a unique
chlorophyte with a separate phylogenetic lineage within the prasinophytes. It can grow under a wide range of environmental conditions such as alkaline and hypersaline, and can survive drastic changes in growth conditions, such as low light and oxygen availability. Picocystis is characterized by an exclusive set of pigments with unusual carotenoid pattern. The cell were oval and spherical, and it have a trilobate morphology, two lateral lobes contain the chloroplast,and the third lobe contain the nucleus. Picocystis salinarum is an highly productive primary producer in food webs of saline habitats, and it play a key role in food webs of
freshwater, marine and saline habitats.

Krienitz et al., 2012. Picocystis salinarum (Chlorophyta) in saline lakes and hot springs of East Africa.

Picocystis salinarum, Nikon Eclipse E800, 100x magnification