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Uptake of phosphate in the light by Amphidinium carterae, Amphidinium klebsii, cultured and symbiotic Gymnodinium microadriaticum conformed to Michaelis-Menten type saturation kinetics with all organisms showing similar K m values, namely 0.005 to 0.016 μM phosphorus. V max values were 0.009–0.32 nmol phosphorus · 105 cells-1 · 10 min-1. Phosphate uptake by all the dinoflagellates was greater in the dark than in the light. The metabolic inhibitor 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) 1,1-dimethylurea stimulated phosphate uptake in the light by A. carterae and A. klebsii, but inhibited uptake by cultured and symbiotic G. microadriaticum. Carbonylcyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) inhibited phosphate uptake by A. carterae and A. klebsii under both light and dark conditions. Uptake of phosphate by cultured and symbiotic G. microadriaticum in the light, but not in the dark, was inhibited by CCCP. Low concentrations of arsenate (5 μg As · l-1) stimulated phosphate by A. carterae and A. klebsii, but inhibited uptake by cultured and symbiotic G. microadriaticum. High concentrations of arsenate (100 μg As · l-1) did not affect uptake of phosphate by A. carterae and A. klebsii.
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Deane, E.M., O'Brien, R.W. Uptake of phosphate by symbiotic and free-living dinoflagellates. Arch. Microbiol. 128, 307–310 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00422536
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