A review of the global ecology,genomics, and biogeography of the toxic cyanobacterium,Microcystis spp.

This review summarizes the present state of knowledge regarding the toxic, bloom-forming cyanobacterium, Microcystis, with a specific focus on its geographic distribution, toxins, genomics, phylogeny, and ecology. A global analysis found documentation suggesting geographic expansion of Microcystis, with recorded blooms in at least 108 countries, 79 of which have also reported the hepatatoxin microcystin. The production of microcystins (originally “Fast-Death Factor”) by Microcystis and factors that control synthesis of this toxin are reviewed, as well as the putative ecophysiological roles of this metabolite. Molecular biological analyses have provided significant insight into the ecology and physiology of Microcystis, as well as revealed the highly dynamic, and potentially unstable, nature of its genome. A genetic sequence analysis of 27 Microcystis species, including 15 complete/draft genomes are presented. Using the strictest biological definition of what constitutes a bacterial species, these analyses indicate that all Microcystis species warrant placement into the same species complex since the average nucleotide identity values were above 95%, 16S rRNA nucleotide identity scores exceeded 99%, and DNA–DNA hybridization was consistently greater than 70%. The review further provides evidence from around the globe for the key role that both nitrogen and phosphorus play in controlling Microcystis bloom dynamics, and the effect of elevated temperature on bloom intensification. Finally, highlighted is the ability of Microcystis assemblages to minimize their mortality losses by resisting grazing by zooplankton and bivalves, as well as viral lysis, and discuss factors facilitating assemblage resilience.     

浮游植物叶绿素a含量测定方法的比较测定

为评估蓝藻水华藻密度对水样中总氮含量测定的影响, 采用实验室培养纯藻和天然微囊藻水华样品, 利用碱性过硫酸钾消解紫外分光光度法, 测定了不同藻密度水样TN的含量并进行了比较分析。研究发现, 如果藻密度较高的水样稀释不充分, TN值会被严重低估。对太湖水华水样分析结果表明, 叶绿素a与TN的相应值平均为0.156 mg N/μg Chl. a, 干藻样的氮含量平均为16%。这些数据有助于估算蓝藻水华对水体TN的贡献。     

夏季蓝藻水华期间太湖河口区和敞水区纤毛虫群落组成及水平分布

在太湖北部主要河口区及敞水区域采集纤毛虫样品, 并用定量蛋白银法进行分析。河口区设10个采样点, 敞水区设14个采样点。调查中共检出3纲15目60属的105种纤毛虫, 种类最多的是钩刺目（21种）, 其次是寡毛目（20种）。纤毛虫优势种及其在河口区和敞水区占总丰度比例分别为： 寡毛目的双叉弹跳虫Halteria bifurcate Tamar （12.3%、18.1%）、大弹跳虫H. grandinella Dujardin （12.3%、10.9%）、短列裂隙虫Rimostrombidium brachykinetum Krainer （8.0%、13.4%）、圆筒状似铃壳虫Tintinnopsis cylindrata Kofoid Campbell （11.8%、4.5%）、盾纤目的银灰膜袋虫Cyclidium glaucoma Mller （3.1%、10.8%）。其他常见种类还有： 前口目的趣尾毛虫Urotricha farcta Claparde Lachmann、寡毛目的杯铃壳虫Codonella cratera Leidy、小裂隙虫R. humile Penard、奇异急游虫Strombidium mirabile Penard、小筒壳虫Tintinnidium pusillum Entz、缘毛目的水生钟虫复合种Vorticella aquadulcis complex和钟形钟虫V. campanula Ehrenberg。河口区和敞水区纤毛虫平均丰度分别为31407 cells/L（范围1 600-80 900 cells/L）和18618 cells/L（范围1225 -36000 cells/L）, 平均生物量分别为1322.6 g/L（范围44.6-3119.7 g/L）和543.6 g/L（范围44.0-1570.4 g/L）。两个区域的优势类群相似, 均以寡毛目、前口目、盾纤目和缘毛目为主。但河口区纤毛虫生物多样性（种类丰富度、Simpson多样性指数、Margalef多样性指数、Shannon多样性指数）显著高于敞水区的（P0.05）。统计分析发现, 食藻种类与叶绿素a含量之间无显著相关, 而食菌种类的丰度和叶绿素a含量呈显著正相关关系（P0.001）。由此推测, 纤毛虫群落结构的空间差异可能与水华暴发程度有较大关系。     

Field and experimental studies on the combined impacts of cyanobacterial blooms and small algae on crustacean zooplankton in a large,eutrophic, subtropical,Chinese lake

Field and experimental studies were conducted to evaluate the combined impacts of cyanobacterial blooms and small algae on seasonal and long-term changes in the abundance and community structure of crustacean zooplankton in a large, eutrophic, Chinese lake, Lake Chaohu. Seasonal changes of the crustacean zooplankton from 22 sampling stations were investigated during September 2002 and August 2003, and 23 species belonging to 20 genera were recorded. Daphnia spp. dominated in spring but disappeared in mid-summer, while Bosmina coregoni and Ceriodaphnia cornuta dominated in summer and autumn. Both maximum cladoceran density (310 ind. l⁻¹) and biomass (5.2 mg l⁻¹) appeared in autumn. Limnoithona sinensis, Sinocalanus dorrii and Schmackeria inopinus were the main species of copepods. Microcystis spp. were the dominant phytoplankton species and formed dense blooms in the warm seasons. In the laboratory, inhibitory effects of small colonial Microcystis on growth and reproduction of Daphnia carinata were more remarkable than those of large ones, and population size of D. carinata was negatively correlated with density of fresh large colonial Microcystis within a density range of 0–100 mg l⁻¹ (r = −0.82, P< 0.05). Both field and experimental results suggested that seasonal and long-term changes in the community structure of crustacean zooplankton in the lake were shaped by cyanobacterial blooms and biomass of the small algae, respectively, i.e., colonial and filamentous cyanobacteria contributed to the summer replacement of dominant crustacean zooplankton from large Daphnia spp. to small B. coregoni and C. cornuta, while increased small algae might be responsible for the increased abundance of crustacean zooplankton during the past decades.     

淡水湖泊浮游藻类对富营养化和气候变暖的响应

水体富营养化和气候变暖是淡水生态系统面临的两大威胁。文章分别阐述了富营养化和气候变暖对淡水湖泊浮游藻类直接和间接效应, 并总结气候变暖可能通过影响水体理化性质、水生植物组成、食物链结构从而直接或间接改变浮游藻类生物量或群落结构。作者重点分析了气候变暖下湖泊生态系统蓝藻水华暴发机制, 比较了不同湖泊蓝藻对气候变暖和富营养化响应的异同点, 发现气候变暖和富营养化对湖泊生态系统影响存在相似性, 表现在均促进湖泊由清水-浊水稳态转变、增加蓝藻水华发生频率和强度。然而二者对湖泊浮游藻类影响的相对重要性取决于分层型湖泊和混合型湖泊的差异性、不同营养型湖泊和不同类群蓝藻组成差异性。作者认为, 开展气候变暖和富营养化下, 湖泊浮游藻类功能群响应研究亟待进行。     

The bacterioplankton of Lake Taihu,China: abundance,biomass, and production

Abundance, biomass and production of pelagic bacteria were examined over one year at monthly sampling intervals across a trophic profile in Meiliang Bay, Lake Taihu. With the lowest density in the open lake, the bacterial abundance showed a clear trend in relation to trophic status. The carbon content per cell was higher in autumn and winter, and the opposite was true for bacterial biomass. Bacterial ³[H]-TdR and ¹⁴[C]-Leu incorporation rates, cell production, turnover times and carbon production varied during the annual cycle at different sites. The ratio of bacterial production to primary production was high, independently of the method used, indicates that the microbial food web in Lake Taihu is an important component of the total food web of the lake and dominated by external inputs. Electronic supplementary material Supplementary material is available for this article at and is accessible for authorized users     

太湖洞庭山十种茶果间作茶园节肢动物群落组成的异同性

为揭示茶园间作果树对于节肢动物群落数量、空间格局的影响,2009年夏茶期间,于具有悠久茶-果间作历史、名茶洞庭碧螺春原产地的太湖东洞庭山选10种间作茶园,2010年春茶时节于西洞庭山选10种同类型间作茶园,调查果树的树丛之间、茶丛上层、茶丛中层、茶丛下层、地表和土壤层中各种节肢动物数量。发现:(1)两次调查结果具有较好的重现性;(2)每种供试茶园优势种害虫都是假眼小绿叶蝉Empoasca vitis Gthe和黑刺粉虱Aleurocanthus spiniferus(Quaintance)、其它主要害虫种类相同,东、西洞庭山优势种天敌相同;(3)10种茶园中茶丛上层、茶丛中层物种数多于其它层次;茶丛下层的个体数最大,主要是粉虱类和蚧类等小型同翅目昆虫;茶丛中层多样性指数稍高;(4)茶-桔、茶-板栗间作茶园物种较多;茶-腊梅间作茶园物种数、个体数较少。研究结果表明:茶园中合理地间作果树,可以增大生物多样性,即使在果树树丛之间、地表和土壤层中也拥有一定数量的节肢动物,间作明显地影响节肢动物群落的组成。     

Seasonal dynamics of akinetes of Anabaena flos-aquae in bottom sediments and water column of small Siberian reservoir

Seasonal dynamics of Anabaena flos-aquae (Lyngb.) Breb., including vegetative cells, akinetes and akinete envelopes, in bottom sediments and water column at both littoral and deeper central stations of a small Siberian reservoir was studied. Two types of akinetes were observed: in the first half of summer Anabaena formed akinetes, which served for vegetative reproduction and germinated in water column soon after differentiation, while in the second half of summer the akinetes produced served as a resting stages, which were deposited to bottom sediments. Canonical correlation analyses revealed that decrease of water temperature was the main environmental factor that stimulated the akinete formation. In contrast to the general opinion, concentration of inorganic phosphorus slightly, but positively influenced the akinete formation. Thus, akinetes formed in response to the temperature decrease, needs a certain level of this nutrient. At littoral and open-water stations abundance and seasonal dynamics of akinetes in water column and their sinking pattern were very similar. However, seasonal dynamics of abundance of akinetes in sediments in these two reservoir locations differed: whereas the abundance of akinetes in open water increased permanently during the summer, that in the littoral decreased soon after their sedimentation. The cause for decrease in abundance of akinetes in bottom sediments in winter is unknown.     

普通和稀释培养基研究太湖沉积物可培养细菌的多样性

采用普通牛肉汁培养基和 10倍稀释的普通牛肉汁培养基 (以下简称稀释培养基 )研究太湖沉积物中细菌多样性 ,发现在稀释培养基上生长的细菌数量普遍是在普通牛肉汁琼脂培养基上生长的细菌数量的 3～ 5倍。分离得到纯培养物的 16SrDNA部分序列 (5′端约 5 0 0bp)分析表明 ,不同培养基上生长的优势细菌类群存在差别 :普通培养基生长的细菌主要为γ_Proteobacteria(35. 1% ) ,其次为Actinobacteria(2 4 5 % )和Firmicutes(2 2 . 3% )等类群 ,其中大部分细菌与假单胞菌属 (Pseudomoas)、芽孢杆菌属 (Bacillus)和节杆菌属 (Archrobacter)细菌的系统关系密切 ;稀释培养基生长的细菌则主要为Actinobacteria(2 7. 1% )、Firmicutes(2 5 . 7% )、α_Proteobacteria(2 1. 4 % )和γ_Proteobacteria(15. 7% )等类群 ,与芽孢杆菌属 (Bacillus) (2 5. 7% )发育系统关系密切的细菌为优势属。研究结果表明同时采用两种培养基有助于从太湖沉积物中分离到更多种微生物。     

微囊藻毒素生物治理技术研究进展*

近年来,随着全球气候变暖和水体富营养化程度加深,蓝藻水华频繁暴发。微囊藻毒素是有害蓝藻产生及释放的危害最大的一类蓝藻毒素,对生态环境和公众健康造成了严重的威胁。因此,寻求有效的微囊藻毒素降解方法已成为全球科学领域的研究热点。针对微囊藻毒素生物治理技术展开综述,阐述了微囊藻毒素的产生、理化性质及生物毒性,总结了微生物、水生植物、浮游动物等自然生物降解微囊藻毒素的能力。在此基础上概述了生物滤池、人工湿地、生态浮床、膜生物膜反应器等生物治理技术对微囊藻毒素的去除效果,分析了现有微囊藻毒素生物处理方法的优势和局限性,并对今后的研究方向提出展望,为解决水环境中微囊藻毒素的污染问题提供思路。     

Bacterial community along a historic lake sediment core of Ardley Island, west Antarctica

The bacterial community in a historic lake sediment core of Ardley Island, Antarctica, spanning approximately 1,600 years, was investigated by molecular approaches targeting the 16S rRNA gene fragments. The cell number in each 1 cm layer of the sediment core was deduced through semi-quantification of the 16S rRNA gene copies by quantitative competitive PCR (QC-PCR). It was found that the total bacterial numbers remained relatively stable along the entire 59 cm sediment core. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis and sequencing of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments were performed to analyze the bacterial diversity over the entire column. Principle coordinates analysis suggested that the bacterial communities along the sediment core could be separated into three groups. There were obvious bacterial community shift among groups of 1–20 cm, 21–46 cm and 46–59 cm. Diversity indices indicated that the bacterial community in the 21–46 cm depth showed the highest species diversity and uniformity. The main bacterial groups in the sediments fell into 4 major lineages of the gram-negative bacteria: the α, γ and δ subdivision of Proteobacteria, the Cytophaga-Flavobacteria-Bacteroides, and some unknown sequences. The gram-positive bacteria Gemmatimonadetes, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria were also detected. The results demonstrated the presence of highly diverse bacterial community population in the Antarctic lake sediment core. And the possible influence of climate and penguin population change on the bacterial community shift along the sediment core was discussed.Shengkang Li and Xiang Xiao contributed equally to this paper