Microbiological and Nutrient Analysis of Spiriluna platensis Produced in Poultry Manure Enriched Medium

Spirulina platensis is an interesting source of important protein for both human and animal consumption, which is cyanobacteria, is a crucial functional food additive. Spirulina platensis which is a photosynthetic micro algae, contains high crude protein content (62-70%) as well as precious metabolites (Fox, 1996). Recent studies have propound that dry chicken manure can be used as low-cost nitrogen source in cultivation of Spirulina platensis (Ungsethaphand at al., 2007). Dry chicken manure(DCM) contains most of elements particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) which microalg need for growth and flourish. In Turkey, about 7 million tons of poultry manure creates environmental problems per year(Eleroğlu at al., 2013). The aim of study, cell density was counted and dry biomass were analyzed (DCM medium) was to compare the microbiological quality of Spirulina platensis cultured in standart medium and DCM medium.Çukurova University Scientific Research Project Commission (Project Number: CUBAP-09/2017-9767)