球形棕囊藻的生长特性及生活史研究

对球形棕囊藻不同的藻株(香港株HK和汕头株ST)在实验室条件下分别进行了形态学,生活史及生长曲线的研究,结果表明:球形棕囊藻具有一个复杂的异型生活史,具有两种不同的生活形态:群体和游离的单细胞,香港株和汕头株二者单细胞呈球形或近球形,直径大多为3-9μm;群体呈中空的球形囊泡,细胞包埋在胶质囊中较均匀分布,但二者群体大小有较大差异。当培养达到一定阶段,群体衰亡破裂释放大量单细胞。批次培养中球形棕囊藻的生长周期约为20-30d,香港株最适生长温度接近25℃,最大比生长率为038;汕头株的最适生长温度接近30℃,最大比生长率为042,这说明温度是重要的生长限制因子之一。       

温度和盐度对球形棕囊藻细胞DMSP产量的影响

球形棕囊藻汕头株(Shantou strain,ST)和香港株(Hongkong,HK)是DMSP与DMS的高产株,在20℃、40盐度的培养条件下,二者DMSP产量分别达到161.3 437.60nmol/106cells.细胞内DMSP的积累与释放到细胞外DMS量受盐度、温度等环境因子的影响:在高盐低温条件下,单位藻细胞的DMSP与DMS产量较高.香港株DMSP/DMS的积累和释放与生长时期有关,稳定期细胞内的DMSP含量高达3898.3nmol/106cells,是指数期的12.3倍.       

球形棕囊藻囊体形成中光照、营养盐和共存硅藻的影响

在不同光照和营养盐结构条件下半连续培养球形棕囊藻和3种硅藻,研究光照、营养盐限制和硅藻竞争对球形棕囊藻囊体形成的影响。结果表明:高光照显著促进了藻类的生长,球形棕囊藻在低光环境下几乎不形成囊体。球形棕囊藻和3种硅藻对光限制和P限制更加敏感,而在N限制环境中均具有相对较高的生物量。粒径较小的球形棕囊藻游离单细胞和中肋骨条藻在营养盐和光限制条件下比粒径较大的细胞具有更强的竞争能力。硝酸盐是球形棕囊藻囊体形成的营养基础,但是营养盐结构并未改变棕囊藻囊体形态。具有两种生活史状态有利于球形棕囊藻度过资源限制的环境,从而有利于球形棕囊藻在硅藻藻华之后再次形成藻华。     

球形棕囊藻的生长、囊体形态以及囊体细胞的分布

球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)是中国近海海区常见有害藻华原因种, 其异型生活史中包含单细胞和球形囊体两种形态。游离单细胞直径一般为几微米, 囊体最大直径可达3 cm, 巨大的体积可能导致囊体具有特殊的结构和细胞分布。以球形棕囊藻汕头株为研究对象, 测定了囊体直径、囊体细胞丰度和游离单细胞丰度, 并探讨球形棕囊藻囊体形态与细胞分布的关系。研究结果表明, 囊体形态在其异型生活史中占优势, 囊体对生物量的贡献介于38%–95%之间, 在对数生长期的后期和稳定期, 囊体细胞与单细胞相比占绝对优势。囊体细胞数量与囊体直径的对数呈线性相关, 回归线斜率为1.34, 该值显著低于世界海区其它球形棕囊藻株系的研究结果, 表明汕头株单位囊体表面上分布的细胞数更少。中国海区的球形棕囊藻囊体结构和细胞分布与其它株系不同, 在爆发球形棕囊藻的海区, 巨大的囊体能够有效地抵御摄食, 可能对区域海洋食物链结构和功能有重要影响。     

不同氮源对球形棕囊藻生长的影响

采用实验室培养的方法比较了6种不同氮源-硝态氮、尿素、甘氨酸、精氨酸、谷氨酸、腺嘌呤对典型赤潮藻球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)生长的影响。结果表明,6种氮源均能不同程度地促进球形棕囊藻的生长,但比生长速率和光合作用效率具有显著差异性。将球形棕囊藻在不同浓度氮源下的最大比生长速率分别拟合Monod方程,得出球形棕囊藻在硝态氮、尿素、甘氨酸、精氨酸、谷氨酸和腺嘌呤等6种氮源下的最大比生长率分别为1.05,1.17,0.82,0.87,1.09,0.90d^-1,相应的半饱和常数分别为9.132,23.758,85.519,7.104,23.94,10.959μmol/L。其中,高氮浓度(8820μmol/L)下腺嘌呤对球型棕囊藻的生长具有显著抑制作用。相比较而言,球形棕囊藻对甘氨酸的亲和力最高。当硝态氮、尿素、甘氨酸、精氨酸、谷氨酸和腺嘌呤的浓度分别为8820,882,882,8820,882,0.441μmol/L时,球形棕囊藻的最大光合效率(Fv/Fm)分别为0.619,0.620,0.579,0.595,0.648,0.667。由此可见,氮源对球形棕囊藻的生长和光合作用具有显著影响;球形棕囊藻能够利用多种无机和有机氮源,与其它仅能利用无机氮源的浮游植物相比,更具有竞争优势。     

氮磷比率对3种典型赤潮藻生长的影响

采用实验室内一次性培养的方法,在贫磷和富磷条件下分别测定了不同氮磷比率对3种典型赤潮藻东海原甲藻、球形棕囊藻和尖刺拟菱形藻生长的影响。结果表明,这3种藻的最适氮磷比率分别为30：1、30：1和10：1。当N：P比率介于0—100：1之间时,3种赤潮藻的生长速率与营养盐浓度的关联度大于氮磷比率。东海原甲藻和球形棕囊藻对营养盐的需求量相对较高,在贫磷条件下的生长速率显著低于富磷条件;尖刺拟菱形藻对营养盐的需求量明显较低,在贫磷条件下可保持较高的生长速率。     

营养胁迫下球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel)的生长行为及溶血活性

近年来,我国广东沿海连续出现大面积球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosaScherffel)赤潮,产生溶血毒素等有害物质,给当地的海洋养殖业造成重大的经济损失。研究不同的生长时期及半连续培养时不同营养盐胁迫下,球形棕囊藻溶血毒素的产生行为。结果显示,批量培养的球形棕囊藻处于生长平稳期末时,溶血活性最大((21±1)units/L);半连续培养时,营养盐限制对球形棕囊藻的生长有明显的抑制作用,其中Fe3 及N盐限制影响最为明显。同时,营养盐限制也可促进棕囊藻溶血毒素的合成,其中Fe3 和-Mn2 的限制性时球形棕囊藻溶血活性显著增强。这些结果表明,球形棕囊藻溶血毒素的产生与藻细胞的生长可能受不同机制的调节,溶血毒素的合成可能是环境胁迫下棕囊藻维持生存的一种策略。     

有害赤潮生物球形棕囊藻对卤虫的毒性研究

利用1997年10月和1998年6月分别在广东汕头饶平海域和香港海域分离到的球形棕囊藻,即球形棕囊藻香港株(Phaeocystis globosastrain HK)和球形棕囊藻汕头株(Phaeocystis globosastrain ST),在实验室条件下研究其对四日龄卤虫(Artemia sinica)的急性毒性。结果表明,对数生长期的HK株藻液24h对卤虫LC₅₀约为2.9×10⁵cell·mL^-1。对数期的ST株对卤虫的毒性难以达到半致死浓度,衰亡期的ST株24h对卤虫LC₅₀约为9.89×10⁶cell·mL^-1。在上述浓度下两者半致死时间分别为20.91h和26.62h,而对数生长期的HK株和衰亡期的ST株的培养物过滤液24h对卤虫LC₅₀则分别为7.1×10⁵cell·mL^-1和1.457×10⁷cell·mL^-1,且在该浓度下的半致死时间分别为26.56h和28.02h。实验表明,HK株藻液和滤液的毒性均大于ST株,且藻液的毒性均大于滤液。     

涠洲岛海域球形棕囊藻藻华过程中营养盐及浮游植物群落组成分析

球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)是近年来北部湾常见的有害藻华原因种,涠洲岛海域作为广西沿海藻华的高发区之一,目前仍缺乏关于该海域球形棕囊藻藻华过程的相关研究。为探究涠洲岛海域球形棕囊藻藻华过程中营养盐的状况及藻华的发生对浮游植物群落组成的影响,对2017年3月下旬涠洲岛周边发生的球形棕囊藻藻华区域进行取样调查。结果表明,藻华期间水体中溶解有机磷含量与细胞及囊体密度呈显著正相关。本次藻华主要受水体中溶解态无机氮含量影响,多个调查站点的无机氮/无机磷(DIN/DIP)<10,且硅酸盐/无机氮(SiO₃^2–/DIN)>1,表明这些站点存在氮限制现象,而氮限制可能是本次藻华消亡的主要因素。调查区域共鉴定出浮游植物4门58种,球形棕囊藻细胞密度最高可达1.04×10⁸ cells/L,占浮游植物总细胞密度的98.28%。球形棕囊藻细胞密度与物种多样性指数存在显著的负相关关系。在营养缺乏条件下,有利于球形棕囊藻成囊的链状硅藻种类具有相对较大的细胞密度。     

充气和搅动对球形棕囊藻生长及囊体形成的影响

球形棕囊藻生活史中包含游离单细胞和球形囊体两种生活形态,但是实验室中培养的球形棕囊藻经常无法形成囊体。研究通过向培养基中泵入过滤空气,以及给培养基提供不同程度的搅动,研究了充气和搅动对球形棕囊藻生长及囊体形成的影响。充气和搅动均显著提高了囊体的数量,并且提高了囊体内细胞的生长速率。但是充气对于囊体直径及囊体内细胞密度并无显著影响。搅动则明显的提高了囊体直径和囊体内细胞数量。然而,尽管充气以及搅动有利于球形棕囊藻囊体的形成,但是培养的囊体直径依然小于自然海区中囊体的大小。     

两种水华藻——球形棕囊藻和铜绿微囊藻的脂肪酸组成特征与水华形成机制

浮游植物所含的不饱和脂肪酸是测定其作为食物质量的指标,并在浮游植物向浮游动物及其它动物能量转化过程中起着关键的作用,必需不饱和脂肪酸的缺乏有利于水华的形成。球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)和铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)分别是常见的海洋和淡水水华藻类,该文分析了它们在不同生长期的脂肪酸组成,探讨了这两种藻类的脂肪酸组成特征。球形棕囊藻和铜绿微囊藻的脂肪酸碳链长为14~20个碳原子,脂肪酸种类组成都比较简单,以饱和脂肪酸为主,未检测到二十碳五烯酸(Eicosapentaenoic acid,EPA)和二十二碳六烯酸 (Docosahexaenoic acid,DHA)等动物的必需脂肪酸。球形棕囊藻的总脂肪酸含量在247.294~735.44 μg·g^-1干重之间,在对数期和延滞期含量最高的脂肪酸分别是C14:0和C16:0;而两株铜绿微囊藻的总脂肪酸在1 405.095~6 087.617μg·g^-1干重之间,以C16:0含量最高。两株铜绿微囊藻的脂肪酸含量在对数期和延滞期差异明显(p<0.05),但球形棕囊藻的脂肪酸含量在不同生长期差别不大。由于缺乏必需脂肪酸EPA和DHA,球形棕囊藻和铜绿微囊藻不能为高营养级的生物提供必需的不饱和脂肪酸,不是浮游动物等生物的良好食物。因此球形棕囊藻和铜绿微囊藻作为浮游动物的食物质量较低,浮游动物对它们的捕食压力也较小,可能是这两种藻容易暴发水华的重要原因。     

NUTRITION OF PANDORINA MORUM1,2

A defined medium was developed for 3 strains of Pandorina morum. The strains tested required no vitamins or other organic compounds. The optimal initial pH was between 7.0 and 8.0. Various carbon sources were tested, and only glycolate and acetate appreciably stimulated growth. Mixotrophic growth in the light was stimulated by glycolate in all 3 strains, and by acetate in strains 880 and N76-6. Only strain N76-6 utilized acetate for heterotrophic growth in the dark. Thirty strains of P. morum of world-wide distribution were surveyed for mixotrophic and heterotrophic growth with acetate. All were found to fit 1 of 3 classes with respect to acetate metabolism: (1) no effect in light or dark; (2) stimulation of growth in light only; (3) stimulation of growth in light and dark.     

不同土壤和微量元素对车桑子幼苗生长的影响

为了解微量元素对车桑子(Dodonaea viscosa)生长的作用,研究添加微量元素(硼B、铁Fe、锰Mn、锌Zn)对车桑子生长和叶绿素荧光特性的影响。结果表明,除Mn外,B、Zn和Fe均对车桑子的生长和叶绿素荧光参数有显著促进作用(P<0.05);且添加B的车桑子具有更高的生物量积累,比对照显著提高了133.61%。微量元素与土壤类型对叶片磷(P)含量和叶片氮磷比(N/P)具有显著的交互作用(P<0.05),紫色土添加Zn、黄棕壤添加Fe均显著降低了叶片N/P。燥红土和黄棕壤上车桑子的株高、叶面积和生物量积累均高于紫色土,但紫色土和黄棕壤上车桑子的根冠比和叶片N/P显著高于燥红土(P<0.001)。这表明微量元素对干热河谷车桑子生长具有重要作用,在植被恢复过程中可通过添加B、Fe、Zn尤其是B来促进植物生长。     

硝酸盐对球形棕囊藻生长和硝酸还原酶活性的影响

以我国南海海域分离的赤潮原因种——球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)为材料, 研究了不同硝酸盐浓度下藻细胞生长及硝酸还原酶活性的变化。当培养基中不含硝酸盐时, 藻细胞内硝酸还原酶的活性保持在非常低的水平, 藻细胞的生长受到限制, 不能形成正常的生长曲线: 当培养基中硝酸盐浓度为3.62 mmol.L-1时, 藻细胞的硝酸还原酶活性和比生长速率达到最大。在含有硝酸盐的培养基中, 接种培养后第9天藻细胞硝酸还原酶活性达到最大值, 并且在4种不同硝酸盐浓度下, 藻细胞硝酸还原酶活性的差异性达到极显著水平(P<0.01)。在接种培养第16天藻细胞密度达到最大值, 并且4种不同硝酸盐浓度培养的藻细胞密度之间的差异性也达到极显著水平(P<0.01)。实验结果表明, 在培养基中添加不同浓度的硝酸盐, 对球形棕囊藻细胞硝酸还原酶的活性和藻细胞的生长有极显著的影响, 含有较高硝酸盐的富营养化海域有利于球形棕囊藻细胞的持续生长。     

Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on nitrous oxide.

Three strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were grown anaerobically on exogenous N2O in a defined medium under conditions that assured the maintenance of highly anaerobic conditions for periods of 1 week or more. The bacteria were observed reproducibly to increase their cell density by factors of 3 to 9, but not more, depending on the initial amount of N2O. Growth on N2O was cleanly blocked by acetylene. Cell yields, CO2 production, and N2O uptake all increased with initial PN2O at PN2O less than or equal to 0.1 atm. Growth curves were atypical in the sense that growth rates decreased with time. This is the first observation of growth of P. aeruginosa on N2O as the sole oxidant. N2O was shown to be an obligatory, freely diffusible intermediate during growth of strains PAO1 and P1 on nitrate. All three strains used this endogenous N2O efficiently for growth. For strains PAO1 and P1, it was confirmed that exogenous N2O had little effect on the cell yields of cultures growing with nitrate; thus, for these strains exogenous N2O neither directly inhibited growth nor was used significantly for growth. On the other hand, strain P2 grew abundantly on exogenous N2O when small and growth-limiting concentrations of nitrate or nitrate (2 to 10 mM) were included in the medium. The dramatic effect of these N-anions was realized in large part even when the exogenous N2O was introduced immediately after the quantitative conversion of anion-nitrogen to N2. No evidence was found for a factor in filter-sterilized spent medium that stimulated fresh inocula to grow abundantly on N2O.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on nitrous oxide

Three strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were grown anaerobically on exogenous N2O in a defined medium under conditions that assured the maintenance of highly anaerobic conditions for periods of 1 week or more. The bacteria were observed reproducibly to increase their cell density by factors of 3 to 9, but not more, depending on the initial amount of N2O. Growth on N2O was cleanly blocked by acetylene. Cell yields, CO2 production, and N2O uptake all increased with initial PN2O at PN2O less than or equal to 0.1 atm. Growth curves were atypical in the sense that growth rates decreased with time. This is the first observation of growth of P. aeruginosa on N2O as the sole oxidant. N2O was shown to be an obligatory, freely diffusible intermediate during growth of strains PAO1 and P1 on nitrate. All three strains used this endogenous N2O efficiently for growth. For strains PAO1 and P1, it was confirmed that exogenous N2O had little effect on the cell yields of cultures growing with nitrate; thus, for these strains exogenous N2O neither directly inhibited growth nor was used significantly for growth. On the other hand, strain P2 grew abundantly on exogenous N2O when small and growth-limiting concentrations of nitrate or nitrate (2 to 10 mM) were included in the medium. The dramatic effect of these N-anions was realized in large part even when the exogenous N2O was introduced immediately after the quantitative conversion of anion-nitrogen to N2. No evidence was found for a factor in filter-sterilized spent medium that stimulated fresh inocula to grow abundantly on N2O.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Conditions favoring differentiation and stabilization of the life cycle of the yeast Pachysolen tannophilus

Conditions favoring differentiation and stabilization of the life cycle of the yeast Pachysolen tannophilus have been studied. When concentrations of the carbon source in the medium were lower than 100 g/l, it was found to be favorable to the mating of vegetative cells, both haploid and diploid. The addition of nitrogen and sulfur sources to the medium influenced the life phases of haploid cells and partially stabilized the vegetative growth of diploid cells. Enrichment of the nutrient medium with potassium, vitamins, and microelements was shown to be necessary for the formation and maturation of conjugated ascospores. Microelements, vitamins, and phosphorus in excessive amounts activated conjugation but did not provide for the distinct phases of formation of unconjugated asci and spores in the diploid cells. Possible reasons for the unstable diplophase in the yeast P. tannophilus are discussed.     

Exopolysaccharide production by the epipelic diatom Cylindrotheca closterium: effects of nutrient conditions

During the stationary phase of a batch culture of the epipelic diatom Cylindrotheca closterium, accumulation of exopolysaccharides and intracellular carbohydrates was observed. When nitrogen was added to the culture in the stationary phase, growth was resumed and the accumulation of exopolysaccharides was delayed. This indicated that nitrogen depletion caused cessation of growth, and stimulated exopolysaccharide accumulation. Exopolysaccharide accumulation was also stimulated when cells were either resuspended in medium lacking N or P, or when they were inoculated in medium with low concentrations of N or P. Growth was not immediately affected by low N or P concentrations. S depletion only resulted in exopolysaccharide accumulation when growth was affected. Si or Fe depletion did not stimulate exopolysaccharide accumulation, even when growth rates were lowered. Apparently, stimulation of exopolysaccharide accumulation is dependent on the type of nutrient depletion. Intracellular storage carbohydrates did not accumulate when cells were incubated at low N or P concentrations. Cells grown with ammonium as nitrogen source produced more carbohydrates (both extracellular and intracellular) than cells grown with nitrate as nitrogen source, indicating that both exopolysaccharides and intracellular carbohydrates accumulated as a result of overflow metabolism.