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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Low-Temperature Morphology and Ultrastructure
of Arthrospira platensis Collected from Alkaline
Lakes on the Erdos Plateau in China
1
Demonstration Center for Experimental Botany Education, Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources
of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Ecological Security and Green Development
at Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous, College of Grassland, Resources and Environment,
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
2
College of Agronomy, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
3
Department of Biology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China
4
Technical Center of Erlian Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Erlianhot 011100, China
Submission date: 2024-01-26
Final revision date: 2024-02-28
Acceptance date: 2024-04-13
Online publication date: 2024-07-08
Publication date: 2025-01-09
Corresponding author
Xiuying Tian
College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(2):1233-1242
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ABSTRACT
Arthrospira platensis was collected from Lake Bayannur and adjacent alkaline lakes located in the
Mo Us Sandy Land in the Erdos Plateau in China. After subjecting the samples to temperatures of
5ºC, 0ºC, and -5ºC for 5 days, algal morphology and ultrastructure were observed. There were minimal
differences in the morphological and anatomical structures of A. platensis incubated at 5ºC and 0ºC;
at -5ºC, however, significant variations were seen, including a significant decrease in the number of
intact trichomes due to breakage, thinner cell walls, disappearance of phycobilisomes, reduced
clarity of thykaloid membranes, an increase in carboxysome volume, a reduction in lipid body size,
and an increase in the number of polyglucan granules. Additionally, longitudinal cell walls became
wave-shaped while cross walls became arc-shaped. Erdos Plateau A. platensis appears to be a typical
low-temperature Arthrospira strain because of its similar response at 5ºC and 0ºC but divergent
response at - 5 ºC. These results could offer valuable insights into the management of criticality at low
temperatures in industrial cultivation of the Erdos lakes’ strain of A. platensis.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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