Akinete
An akinete is an enveloped, thick-walled, non-motile, dormant
stationary phase and is triggered by unfavorable conditions such as insufficient light or nutrients, temperature, and saline levels in the environment.[1][4] Once conditions become more favorable for growth, the akinete can then germinate back into a vegetative cell.[5] Increased light intensity, nutrients availability, oxygen availability, and changes in salinity are important triggers for germination.[5]
In comparison to vegetative cells, akinetes are generally larger.carbon fixation, albeit at significantly lower levels.[3]
Akinetes can remain dormant for extended periods of time. Studies have shown that some species could be cultured that were 18 and 64 years old. [7]
Akinete formation also influences the perennial blooms of cyanobacteria.[8]
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