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One of the most significant processes in the life history of an alga is the colonization of a new substratum. In the present study, we evaluate whether different organic compounds, such as agar, gelatine, chicken albumin, glycerine and polylysine, promote zoospore recruitment and germination in a periphytic, fresh-water green microalga of the genus Pseudulvella(Chlorophyta). Given the low adhesion capacity of its zoospores a series of experiments were conducted in order to find a substance and its optimal concentration that increases zoospore recruitment and allows us to follow the processes of settlement, attachment and germination of zoospores. Polylysine significantly increased the number of zoospores attached with no significant effect on the germination rate. The minimum effective concentration of polylysine for improving zoospore settlement was 0.1%. %
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Sánchez Puerta, M.V., Leonardi, P.I. & Cáceres, E.J. Zoospore adhesion and germination upon non-toxic substances in Pseudulvella sp. (Chlorophyta). Hydrobiologia 513, 255–258 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:hydr.0000018302.40125.fe
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