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Which of the nutrient mixture is most suitable for almost all algae?

(a) Membrane permeability rate

(b) Walne medium

(c) MacConkey agar

(d) M9 medium

The question was posed to me in unit test.

My question is taken from Microalgal Culture topic in chapter Biotechnological Approaches of Microalgal Culture of Environmental Biotechnology

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Right option is (b) Walne medium

To explain: Membrane permeability rate is the factor that influence the uptake of toxicants during bio accumulation, whereas, MacConkey agar and M9 medium are various nutrient media for growing various organisms or bacteria. Walne medium is most suitable for almost all algae, it is basically a nutrient mixture for promoting algal growth.

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