Title Pulsed electric field effects across biological scales: from photosynthetic system functioning to microbial community dynamics in Chlorella vulgaris systems
Translation of Title Impulsinio elektrinio lauko poveikis skirtingose biologinėse skalėse: nuo fotosintetinės sistemos funkcijos iki mikrobinės bendrijos dinamikos Chlorella vulgaris sistemose.
Authors Jonynaitė, Kamilė
DOI 10.15388/vu.thesis.909
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Keywords [eng] pulsed electric field ; Chlorella vulgaris ; microalgae ; photosystem ; microbial co-culture
Abstract [eng] This dissertation investigates the effects of pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment on microalgae Chlorella vulgaris across three biological scales: organellar, cellular, and community. At the organellar level, PEF-induced changes in photosynthetic machinery were assessed by chlorophyll a fluorescence lifetime analysis. At the cellular level, the combined effects of gliding arc discharge plasma preconditioning and PEF were examined, demonstrating that plasma preconditioning voltage modulates the cellular response to an identical PEF stimulus. At the community level, species-specific susceptibility and inter-species interactions were evaluated in C. vulgaris–bacteria co-cultures. These findings establish a multi-scale framework for understanding and tailoring PEF-based microalgal bioprocessing.
Dissertation Institution Vilniaus universitetas.
Type Doctoral thesis
Language English
Publication date 2026