Abstract:
A new strain of
Spirulina sp. was separated from sewage, and the suitable medium was selected. This
Spirulina sp. was as long as 1750 μm, it waves and rotates actively under optimal living conditions. The water in which this
Spirulina sp. lived was slightly acid or hypereutrophic, the salinity was low,and the temperature was 5
34℃,the concentration of total nitrogen and total phosphate were 4.53
4.96 mg/L and 0.39
0.48 mg/L respectively. Culture experiments revealed it grew only under low light intensity, which is quite different from the
Spirulina’s common characteristics of adaptation to high light intensity, high temperature, high salinity and high alkaline. NH
+4 is helpful for this
Spirulina sp. to grow. The
Spirulina sp. adapted well to sewage, thus it may be applied in purification of sewage.