| The aim of this study is to establish a continuous culture of a diatom (Phaeodactylum tricornutum) in a photobioreactor. As soon as the culture is stable and regulated, increasing cadmium amounts are added to the culture to induce a metal stress in order to study its influence on the production of Volatile Reduced Sulphur Compounds (H2S, OCS, MeSH, DMS and DMDS), and on the production of ligands. In this report, the methods used to assess the continuous culture and to analyse RVSC and other ligands production are described. J This study allowed us to assess cadmium impact on the VRSC and on the production of ligands. |
