The influence of cadmium and zinc on the cell size distribution of the alga Chlorella vulgaris

Cell size as driver and sentinel of phytoplankton community structure and functioning

“…Studies found higher accumulation of heavy metals such as methylmercury (Kim et al., 2014), whereas larger species tolerated higher concentrations of heavy metals (Echeveste et al., 2012) or organic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Ben Othman et al., 2012; Echeveste et al., 2010). Still, effects on size distributions may be subtle or absent, depending on toxicant (Baho et al., 2019; Biggs et al., 1978, 1979; Ting et al., 1991; Törnqvist & Claesson, 1987).…”

Cell size as driver and sentinel of phytoplankton community structure and functioning

“…Studies found higher accumulation of heavy metals such as methylmercury (Kim et al., 2014), whereas larger species tolerated higher concentrations of heavy metals (Echeveste et al., 2012) or organic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Ben Othman et al., 2012; Echeveste et al., 2010). Still, effects on size distributions may be subtle or absent, depending on toxicant (Baho et al., 2019; Biggs et al., 1978, 1979; Ting et al., 1991; Törnqvist & Claesson, 1987).…”

Structured population balances to support microalgae-based processes: Review of the state-of-art and perspectives analysis

“…Different works indicated that during N-starvation, the cell-to-cell heterogeneity for the accumulation of lipids increases in microalgae, thus significantly affecting the whole production rate of the population [17] , [31] . Population size structure may change even as a result of temperature or exposure to various pollutants, UV radiations, and other environmental conditions [32] , [33] .…”

Skew-Laplace and Cell-Size Distribution in Microbial Axenic Cultures: Statistical Assessment and Biological Interpretation

“…In any case, the type of distribution might provide important clues as to the mechanism of variability. Cell size variation is also a sensitive parameter that is influenced by the physiological and molecular-genetic state of a microbial population, for example, it can change due to the number of plasmid copies in recombinant strains (Lyncha et al [ 16 ]) or after a temperature shock (Scherbaum [ 17 ]), osmotic stress (Elmoazzen et al [ 18 ]) or after exposure to various pollutants (Biggs et al [ 19 ], Ting et al [ 20 ], Törnqvist and Claesson [ 21 ]). Therefore, the analysis of size distribution has numerous applications in biotechnological, biomedical, and environmental research.…”

Cell size as driver and sentinel of phytoplankton community structure and functioning

“…Studies found higher accumulation of heavy metals such as methylmercury (Kim et al., 2014), whereas larger species tolerated higher concentrations of heavy metals (Echeveste et al., 2012) or organic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Ben Othman et al., 2012; Echeveste et al., 2010). Still, effects on size distributions may be subtle or absent, depending on toxicant (Baho et al., 2019; Biggs et al., 1978, 1979; Ting et al., 1991; Törnqvist & Claesson, 1987).…”

Structured population balances to support microalgae-based processes: Review of the state-of-art and perspectives analysis

“…Different works indicated that during N-starvation, the cell-to-cell heterogeneity for the accumulation of lipids increases in microalgae, thus significantly affecting the whole production rate of the population [17] , [31] . Population size structure may change even as a result of temperature or exposure to various pollutants, UV radiations, and other environmental conditions [32] , [33] .…”

Skew-Laplace and Cell-Size Distribution in Microbial Axenic Cultures: Statistical Assessment and Biological Interpretation

“…In any case, the type of distribution might provide important clues as to the mechanism of variability. Cell size variation is also a sensitive parameter that is influenced by the physiological and molecular-genetic state of a microbial population, for example, it can change due to the number of plasmid copies in recombinant strains (Lyncha et al [ 16 ]) or after a temperature shock (Scherbaum [ 17 ]), osmotic stress (Elmoazzen et al [ 18 ]) or after exposure to various pollutants (Biggs et al [ 19 ], Ting et al [ 20 ], Törnqvist and Claesson [ 21 ]). Therefore, the analysis of size distribution has numerous applications in biotechnological, biomedical, and environmental research.…”

Cell size as driver and sentinel of phytoplankton community structure and functioning

“…Studies found higher accumulation of heavy metals such as methylmercury (Kim et al., 2014), whereas larger species tolerated higher concentrations of heavy metals (Echeveste et al., 2012) or organic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Ben Othman et al., 2012; Echeveste et al., 2010). Still, effects on size distributions may be subtle or absent, depending on toxicant (Baho et al., 2019; Biggs et al., 1978, 1979; Ting et al., 1991; Törnqvist & Claesson, 1987).…”

Structured population balances to support microalgae-based processes: Review of the state-of-art and perspectives analysis

“…Different works indicated that during N-starvation, the cell-to-cell heterogeneity for the accumulation of lipids increases in microalgae, thus significantly affecting the whole production rate of the population [17] , [31] . Population size structure may change even as a result of temperature or exposure to various pollutants, UV radiations, and other environmental conditions [32] , [33] .…”

Skew-Laplace and Cell-Size Distribution in Microbial Axenic Cultures: Statistical Assessment and Biological Interpretation

“…In any case, the type of distribution might provide important clues as to the mechanism of variability. Cell size variation is also a sensitive parameter that is influenced by the physiological and molecular-genetic state of a microbial population, for example, it can change due to the number of plasmid copies in recombinant strains (Lyncha et al [ 16 ]) or after a temperature shock (Scherbaum [ 17 ]), osmotic stress (Elmoazzen et al [ 18 ]) or after exposure to various pollutants (Biggs et al [ 19 ], Ting et al [ 20 ], Törnqvist and Claesson [ 21 ]). Therefore, the analysis of size distribution has numerous applications in biotechnological, biomedical, and environmental research.…”