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MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 3, 期 3, 页码 281-286出版社
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-001-0001-x
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sponge cell cultures; growth promotion; Ircinia muscarum; polar compounds; biotechnology
We have established a primary cell culture of the marine demosponge Ircinia muscarum. The culture was started from a cell suspension obtained by a combination of mechanical chemical means. Microbial contamination was controlled by the use of a pool of antibiotics. Optical density, rather than hemocytometer count, is suggested to monitor the cellular growth.;Analysis of the chemical composition of I. muscarum cells revealed absence of sterols, showing that the cells were unable to biosynthesize sterols. When the medium was supplemented with cholesterol an increase of about 70% in the number of cells was observed. These results suggest that the classic mammalian nutrient medium was not satisfactory for I. muscarum cell growth, and sterols were needed to satisfy the membrane requirements.
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