Ref ID : 1336
Sugiura Norio, Inamori Yuhei, Hosaka Y., Sudo Ryuichi, and Takahashi G.; Algae enhancing musty odor production by actinomycetes in Lake Kasumigaura. Hydrobiologia 288:57-64, 1994
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The effect of algae on the production of musty-smelling compounds by actinomycetes was studied. Streptomyces spp., causing intensive musty odor, were isolated from hypertrophic Lake Kasumigaura and cultured in association with algae from the same lake. Isolate E and I effectively utilized the cyanobacteria, Microcystis aeruginosa and Anabaena spiroides, and the diatom, Synedra acus, as a carbon source and produced a musty-smelling 2-methylisoborneol in the shaken sediment cultures. High populations of algae and actinomycetes, and aerobic condition in the sediment seem responsible for the occurrence of musty odor in Lake Kasumigaura.