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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1971 October; 22(4): 507-512
Copyright © 1971 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Cultural Estimation of Yeasts on Seaweeds

Narragansett Marine Laboratory, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881

ABSTRACT

Five per cent suspensions of freshly harvested seaweeds were used as an inoculum to develop a selective medium for epiphytic yeasts. Conditions for satisfactory yeast growth and visualization as red colonies on membrane filters were obtained by supplementing a basal glucose-Trypticase-yeast extract-agar at pH 7.0 with 100 mg each of chloramphenicol and 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride per liter. Maximal counts were obtained by triturating the algae in prechilled (4 C) seawater with a blender for 2 to 5 min. Inhibitory phenolic materials released from phaeophytes during this process were removed with a modified Cholodny filtration. A preliminary survey indicated that yeasts were epiphytic on all nine species of seaweeds and that maximal populations occurred on the chlorophytes and rhodophytes especially during the periods of warmer water.