4. Discussion
In the current study, the effect ofmixed diets ofmicroalgae and bacteria
on N assimilation in Artemia was investigated. When microalgae
were offered as mono-diet to Artemia, this study is the first to show
that higher N assimilation was obtained from DT 19/6B as compared
to DT 19/27. Marques et al. (2006b) reported that there are no records
of genotypic or phenotypic difference between the DT 19/6B and DT
19/27 strains of D. tertiolecta, though Artemia fed on the former is always
performing better than on the latter. This may be related to the higher
nutrient content of DT 19/6B (Marques et al., 2004a).