藻细胞的聚磷作用及其成矿意义

研究了现代蓝藻盐泽螺旋藻（Ｓｐｉｒｕｌｉｎａ ｓｕｂｓａｌｓａ）在富磷环境中细胞的聚磷作用及其与磷块岩形成的关系。实验证明,在富磷环境中盐泽螺旋藻细胞从环境中吸收磷的速度快,并主要用以合成多聚磷酸盐。模拟成矿试验证明,从藻细胞中提取出来的多聚磷酸盐在Ｃａ２＋ －ＨＰＯ２－４ －ＨＣＯ－３ －Ｆ－ －Ｈ２Ｏ 体系中,在常温常压及偏碱性条件下形成的主要成分为碳氟磷灰石、方解石及非晶质磷酸盐的矿物,为藻类成矿提供了新的极有意义的证据     

钝顶螺旋藻生物富集Cr(Ⅲ)影响因素的研究

对钝顶螺旋藻生物富集Cr(Ⅲ)的影响因素进行了研究。发现螺旋藻对Cr(Ⅲ)的生物富集主要经历了快速的吸附和缓慢的吸收两个步骤;化学键较弱的Cr(Ⅲ)化合物具有较高的富集效率;藻细胞浓度一定时,随着Cr(Ⅲ)浓度的增加,单位重量螺旋藻对Cr(Ⅲ)的富集量不断增加,最后趋于饱和;当Cr(Ⅲ)浓度一定时,随着藻细胞浓度的增加,螺旋藻对Cr(Ⅲ)的总富集量逐渐增加而单位重量藻体的富集量减少。研究还证实,螺旋藻干粉比新鲜藻能富集更多的Cr(Ⅲ);pH值是影响Cr(Ⅲ)生物富集的一个重要影响因素,最佳pH在7左右;温度升高和加强光强均可加强Cr(Ⅲ)的富集;阳离子对Cr(Ⅲ)的富集存在一定的促进或抑制作用。     

The effect of deposition of organic matter on phosphorus dynamics in experimental marine sediment systems

The effect of deposition of organic matter on phosphorus dynamics in sandy marine sediments was evaluated using an experimental system (boxcosms) and three different strategies: (1) no supply (2) one single addition (3) weekly additions of a suspension of algal cells (Phaeocystis spec.). Macrofauna (3 species, 6 individuals of each) were added to half of the boxes. Both in the case of the single and weekly additions a clear effect of increased organic matter loading on phosphorus dynamics was found. Following the organic matter addition, porewater phosphate concentrations in the upper sediment layer increased, phosphate release rates from the sediment increased by a factor 3–5 and in the boxes to which a single addition was applied NaOH-extractable phosphorus increased substantially. The increase in phosphate release rates from the sediment was attributed to mineralization of the added material and to direct release from the algal cells. No clear effect of the presence of macrofauna on sediment-water exchange of phosphate could be discovered. The macrofauna were very effective at reworking the sediment, however, as illustrated by the organic carbon profiles. It is hypothesized that the sediment-water exchange rates of phosphate were regulated by the layer of algal material which was present on the sediment surface in the fed boxes. In the boxes to which the single addition was applied porewater phosphate concentrations were lower and NaOH-extractable phosphorus was higher in the presence of macrofauna, suggesting that macrofauna can stimulate phosphate binding in the sediment.Publication no. 40 of the project Applied Scientific Research Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (BEWON)     

Study the antioxidant effects of blue-green algae Spirulina extract on ROS and MDA production in human lung cancer cells

In order to study the effects of Spirulina, Arthrospira platensis, two cell lines of A549 and HFF were treated with the concentration of IC50 for 24 h. MTT analysis showed that the highest decrease in viability of cells happened at the concentration of 500 μg/ml. The necrosis, releases of LDH, produced DCFH, and Lipid peroxidation were higher in the cancer cell lines in comparison to normal cells. Results showed that the extract affected the cell cycle of the A549 cell line. Also, the algal extract had concentration-dependent antioxidant activity. Also, the production of malonyl dialdehyde was significantly higher in treated cells and there was a significant relationship between produced MDA and ROS. Results showed that A. platensis extract had a remarkable effect on the lung cancer cell cycle and arrest the cell cycle in phase G₂; so the cells didn't enter phase M and the proliferation of cancer cells prevented. Furthermore, according to the higher production of ROS and MDA in treated A549 cancer cell lines, it could be concluded that this algal extract could be considered as a natural product with anticancer activity against lung cancer cells.     

钝顶螺旋藻SP1(Spirulina platensis)对集约化养殖尾水氮磷的去除效果

针对集约化养殖模式后期硝酸盐氮和磷酸盐浓度较高的问题,实验设置生物絮团养殖尾水(BFW)和BG11培养液(BGW)两种水体环境,并以池塘常见优势微藻——绿色颤藻OC1(Oscillatoria chlorina)作为对比,研究分析了钝顶螺旋藻SP1(Spirulina platensis)对集约化养殖尾水氮磷的去除效果...     

Computer control of carbon-nitrogen ratio in Spirulina platensis

An on-line computer was used to control the ratio of carbon to nitrogen in algal biomass. An indirect method of growth and biomass estimation was utilized. This was based on balancing the amount of CO(2) carbon in and out of the algal bioreactor. It was shown that growth conditions govern the morphology and composition of Spirulina platensis. Cells grown under light limitation were narrower, had high levels of phycocyanin pigments, and were packed full of small lipid granules. Whereas cells grown under nitrogen limitation lost their characteristic blue-green color, had reduced levels of phycocyanin, were fatter, and were packed full of larger lipid granules.     

螺旋藻的超低温保存法

【目的】建立螺旋藻藻种的超低温保存法,并探究该方法对不同种类螺旋藻藻种保存的适用性。【方法】采用碘量法筛选出耐低温螺旋藻藻株,通过单因素和正交试验设计对耐低温螺旋藻超低温保存法进行条件优化,并以优化后的超低温保存法对8株不同种类的螺旋藻进行保藏实验。【结果】FACHB-351为筛选出的耐低温螺旋藻藻株;优化后的超低温保存方案为:以10%蔗糖溶液做冷冻保护剂,将藻丝体密度为1.0×107 CFU/m L的藻悬液于4°C驯化72 h,再将藻液和保护剂分别在0°C预冷30 min后混匀,混匀后于0°C停留3 h,然后投入液氮保存。保藏实验结果表明,保藏6个月时除了耐低温性较差的FACHB-350、FACHB-1070、FACHB-902螺旋藻存活率为0,不能恢复生长繁殖,其它5种耐低温性较好的螺旋藻均能在一定时间内恢复正常的生长繁殖,其中FACHB-351的存活率最高,为39.33%。【结论】建立的超低温冷冻保存法可用于耐低温性较好的螺旋藻藻种的长期保存。     

Intracellular phosphorus pool in a culture of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis

An intracellular phosphorus pool in a monoculture of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis was assessed using radioactive and nonradioactive phosphorus. The derived dependence of specific growth rate on the intracellular content of mineral phosphorus can be presented in the form of the Droop equation. It was found that the stage of replenishment of the intracellular phosphorus pool may affect the phosphorus turnover estimation in aquatic environments from the results of short-term measurements of phosphorus uptake.     

Intracellular phosphorus pool of the cyanobacteriumSpirulina platensis

An intracellular phosphorus pool in a monoculture of the cyanobacteriumSpirulina platensis was assessed using radioactive and nonradioactive phosphorus. The derived dependence of specific growth rate on the intracellular content of mineral phosphorus can be presented in the form of the Droop equation. It was found that the stage of replenishment of the intracellular phosphorus pool may affect the phosphorus turnover estimation in aquatic environments from the results of short-term measurements of phosphorus uptake     

Cadmium Interaction with Microalgal Cells,Cyanobacterial Cells,and Seaweeds; Toxicology and Biotechnological Potential for Wastewater Treatment

The accumulation of cadmium (Cd) by Tetraselmis chuii and Spirulina maxima was studied with dead and growing cells. Results indicated that the 2 microorganisms accumulated Cd by 2 different means according to the mechanisms involved—metabolism-dependent or metabolism-independent sorption. The mechanism involved in Cd accumulation on Tetraselmis chuii was restricted to surface phenomena, while in Spirulina maxima, Cd was accumulated on different layers of the cyanobacterium surface. In order to select a suitable immobilization support for the cells, several seaweeds were tested. Two types of seaweed were selected for experiments, using a small continuous pilot unit: Sargassum sp., a strong Cd adsorber, and Ulva sp., a poor one. The column reactors of the continuous system were filled with the algal supports and covered with dense microbial biofilms of Tetraselmis chuii or Spirulina maxima. The results obtained proved the success of the association between living microbial cells and dead seaweeds for operation of the continuous system.     

Decomposition of Blue-Green Algal (Cyanobacterial) Blooms in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin

Decomposition of natural populations of Lake Mendota phytoplankton dominated by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) was monitored by using oxygen uptake and disappearance of chlorophyll, algal volume (fluorescence microscopy), particulate protein, particulate organic carbon, and photosynthetic ability (¹⁴CO₂ up-take). In some experiments, decomposition of ¹⁴C-labeled axenic cultures of Anabaena sp. was also measured. In addition to decomposition, mineralization of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus were followed in some experiments. Decomposition could be described as a first-order process, and the rate of decomposition was similar to that found by others using pure cultures of eucaryotic algae. Nitrogen and phosphorus never limited the decomposition process, even when the lake water was severely limited in soluble forms of these nutrients. This suggests that the bacteria responsible for decomposition can obtain all of their key nutrients for growth from the blue-green algal cells. Filtration of lake water through plankton netting that removed up to 90% of the algal biomass usually did not cause a similar decrease in oxygen demand, suggesting that most of the particulate organic matter used for respiration of the decomposing bacteria was in a small-particle fraction. Short-term oxygen demand correlated well with the particulate chlorophyll concentration of the sample, and a relationship was derived that could be used to predict community respiration of the lake from chlorophyll concentration. Kinetic analysis showed that not all analyzed components disappeared at the same rate during the decomposition process. The relative rates of decrease of the measured parameters were as follows: photosynthetic ability > algal volume > particulate chlorophyll > particulate protein. Decomposition of ¹⁴C-labeled Anabaena occurred at similar rates with aerobic epilimnetic water and with anaerobic sediment, but was considerably slower with anaerobic hypolimnetic water. Of the various genera present in the lake, Aphanizomenon and Anabaena were more sensitive to decomposition than was Microcystis. In addition to providing a general picture of the decomposition process, the present work relates to other work on sedimentation to provide a detailed picture of the fate of blue-green algal biomass in a eutrophic lake ecosystem.     

Can bacteria outcompete phytoplankton for phosphorus? a chemostat test

Although the bacterioplankton of lakes are usually considered primarily in terms of mineralization processes, recent studies suggest that they may also strongly compete for phosphorus with the phytoplankton. In the present study, we have tested in chemostat culture, and found support for the hypotheses that (1) a freshwater bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis), whose carbon source is excretion from a phosphorus-limited alga (Synedra ulna var.danica), can outcompete that alga for phosphorus (P) under widely varied P supply rates; (2) exogenously-supplied organic carbon positively influences bacterial biomass and negatively influences algal biomass; (3) the ratio of bacterial to algal phosphorus uptake in short-term³²P orthophosphate uptake experiments is an accurate predictor of their relative long-term phosphorus assimilation (i.e., growth) in mixed culture.     

FtsZ在钝顶螺旋藻形态建成中的作用

为了研究细胞骨架蛋白FtsZ在螺旋藻形态建成中的作用,通过PCR克隆了ftsZ基因并进行原核表达,对表达的融合蛋白进行了纯化。通过免疫小鼠制备了FtsZ的多克隆抗体。分别用Western blot和免疫荧光技术检测螺旋藻不同形态藻丝体中ftsZ的表达和定位。结果表明,在两株不同螺旋藻Spirulina platensisFACHB869和FACHB882中,ftsZ在直线形藻丝体中的表达量都高于螺旋形藻丝体。免疫荧光定位结果显示,FtsZ蛋白在藻细胞中呈环状分布于细胞膜上,且这种环状结构在直线形藻丝体中排列较密而在螺旋形藻丝体中排列疏松。ftsZ在不同形态藻丝体中的表达量和细胞定位差异说明,细胞骨架蛋白FtsZ可能通过改变细胞刚性而参与螺旋藻形态建成。     

螺旋藻培养液吸收CO2特性的研究

培养液中含有高浓度的ＨＣＯ和ＣＯ,活跃进行的ＣＯ２,ＨＣＯ和ＣＯ３种碳源形式相互转变的化学反应,构成了螺旋藻培养液不同于其它藻类培养液的显著特征。定量研究了ＣＯ２吸收速率与碳源浓度、温度、ｐＨ值、盐度、培养液运动状态的关系,利用培养液吸收ＣＯ２的物理模型解释了碳源浓度、ｐＨ值、培养液运动状态影响ＣＯ２吸收速率的机理。对化学反应是否影响ＣＯ２吸收速率这一有争议的问题进行了探讨,在肯定化学反应影响的前提下,指出化学反应的影响能否被观察到,显著程度如何,关键在于培养液的运动状态。根据实验结果,给出了利用“气罩法”添加ＣＯ２,所需气罩面积与产量、碳源浓度、培养液运动状态、培养面积数量关系的理论值。使用培养液的“ＣＯ２容量”的概念,说明利用ＣＯ２为碳源培养螺旋藻与其它藻类相比,可以得到更高的碳源利用率,从而产生更大的效益。     

藻类的接触致毒——恢复培养及其对化学物质的安全评价

应用接触致毒-恢复培养法,试验共有五个浓度组,即0.10,0.13,0.18,0.24和0.316mg/LCu~(2 ),和对照组。以比增长率作指标,实验结果经回归分析:确定Cu~(2 )对月牙藻逐步加深的三种致毒效应,半数效应浓度、完全抑藻浓度和完全杀藻浓度分别为0.204、0.297和0.316mg/LCu~(2 )。由恢复培养可知在杀藻效应浓度以上,藻类细胞受到不可逆转损害。恢复培养试验结果能客观地反映了毒物对藻类的毒理效应。     

Te(Ⅳ)胁迫对两种螺旋藻生长及抗氧化酶系统的影响

在钝顶螺旋藻(Spirulina platensis)和极大螺旋藻(Spirulina maximum)接种的第5天至第10天添加不同浓度的亚碲酸钠,研究Te(Ⅳ)胁迫对两种螺旋藻的生长、抗氧化活性系统和脂质过氧化作用的影响。结果表明,通过调节添加碲的时间,可以有效地调节碲胁迫强度,随着加碲时间依次后移,碲胁迫强度逐渐减小,螺旋藻的最终生物量递增。碲对螺旋藻的生物效应与碲胁迫强度有关,也与添加碲时藻所处的生长期有关。实验组Ⅲ(分别在第7、8、第9天三天添加碲)的碲胁迫强度并不是最低的,两种螺旋藻的最终生物量也不是最大,但MDA的含量却是最低的,表明该实验组的生长状态是最佳的。各种抗氧化酶(SOD、GPX、CAT、APX和POD)的活性变化情况较复杂。其中,在碲胁迫下,GPX的活性显著提高。       

The use of rotifers for the maintenance of monoalgal mass cultures of Spirulina

Zooplankton was successfully used for the biological control of unicellular algal contaminants in Spirulina mass cultures even under conditions adverse to the growth of Spirulina (maximal winter daily temperature of approximately 10 degrees C and very low bicarbonate concentration). Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifera) was the most successful species of zooplankton used. The interrelationships between Spirulina, green unicellular contaminant, and B. plicatilis were studied under various conditions. Two species of unicellular contaminant were used; Monoraphidium minutum was isolated from local cultures and Chlorella vulgaris, obtained from contaminated Spirulina cultures in Israel. The rotifer B. plicatilis successfully controlled the population size of both contaminants whether they were introduced in a single addition or as a daily dose. The biological control of the unicellular contaminants allows Spirulina to be cultured in a medium low in bicarbonate, thereby reducing the cost of the medium and increasing the quantity of CO(2) that may be freely absorbed from the atmosphere at the optimal pH for Spirulina cultivation.     

« Spirulina labyrinthiformis » Gomont: prima segnalazione nelle Terme di Segesta (Sicilia)

Abstract

First report of the presence of Spirulina labyrinthiformis Gomont in Thermae of Segesta (Sicily). – The study on the algal ecology of thermal waters in Segesta shows for the first time the occurrence of Spirulina labyrinthiformis Gomont. It is interesting to note the high population density of Spirulina against the other components of the algal microflora, represented by the species of Cyanophyceae and Bacillariophyceae and that of photosynthetic bacteria.     

非生物因素对藻类胞外多聚糖含量影响

本文从研究铜绿微囊藻表型转换机制的需要出发,综述了非生物因素对藻类胞外多聚糖含量的影响.很多藻类的胞外多聚糖分泌量与环境中主要营养盐比例之间存在着一定的响应关系,在高碳氮比或高碳磷比条件下,即在氮不足或磷不足时,藻类光合作用固定的有机物质主要以不含氮磷的碳水化合物形式存在,胞内碳水化合物的过量累积导致其逐步向胞外转移释放,使得胞外多聚糖含量显著升高.在碳氮代谢不平衡的情况下,胞外多聚糖充当了接收过剩固定碳的汇.对于一些藻类,不同光谱、光强和光周期均可影响其胞外多聚糖的合成与分泌.温度对藻类胞外多聚糖的产生也有一定影响.由于胞外多聚糖在藻细胞相互粘结形成群体上发挥着重要作用,通过调控相关非生物因素使得铜绿微囊藻胞外多聚糖产量增加可能有助于在室内模拟铜绿微囊藻的群体形成.     

Potential of a simple solid-phase extraction method coupled to analytical and bioanalytical methods for an improved determination of microcystins in algal samples

Artemia assays and protein phosphatase assays are commonly used for the screening of microcystins (MCs) in algal samples instead of the standard mouse toxicity assay. However, it has been shown that their results are often biased because of the matrix effects. To eliminate the possible interferences in the algal matrices, a new solid-phase extraction (SPE) method using silica gel as a sorbent was developed and evaluated. Results show that this SPE method could not only reduce the toxicity of the Microcystis samples towards brine shrimp by 50-80% but also eliminate 90-100% of the endogenous phosphatase activity from Spirulina and Chlorella samples, thus improving the determination of microcystins in algal samples using either of the two bioanalytical methods. The application of this SPE method as an off-line cleanup for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV detection is also described in this study. After SPE, the HPLC chromatograms of Microcystis samples have clear baselines that have no interferences with the analyte peaks.