稻秆浸泡化学组分变化对抑制球形棕囊藻（Phaeocystis globosa）生长的影响

设置涉及灭菌与否、通气与否和光照与否等的8个浸泡条件,考查和比较了不同条件浸泡下获得的浸出液的抑藻作用和化学成分,以明确微生物、光照和通气情况对秸杆抑制藻类生长的影响,揭示秸杆抑藻的化学基础。研究发现,不同条件浸泡后获得的浸出液的抑藻作用存在很大差别,浸出液化学成分也有显著不同。即使浸泡条件相同,随着浸泡时间的延长,抑藻作用和化学成分也会发生很大变化。未灭菌组、通气组和光照组的抑藻作用并不一定强于相应的灭菌组、不通气组和避光组。提示微生物、光照和通气并非一定能够促进秸杆的抑藻作用,秸杆中抑藻物质的释放和产生是多个因素综合作用的结果,单一因素对秸杆抑藻作用的影响要受其他因素的干扰。绝大部分抑藻作用强的浸出液中脂肪酸、酚酸类物质含量比较高,但有些浸出液抑藻作用强,但脂肪酸、酚酸类物质含量并不高;有些浸出液抑藻作用很弱,但脂肪酸、酚酸类物质含量很高。这些结果提示,脂肪酸、酚酸类物质在稻秆抑制藻类生长中扮演重要作用。除了脂肪酸和酚酸类物质外,稻秆自身或稻杆降解过程中还可产生其他可以显著抑制和促进藻类生长的物质。     

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。     

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(Phaeocystisglobosa)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3.62μmol.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。     

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。     

二氧化氯对球形棕囊藻叶绿素a、蛋白质、DNA含量的影响

分析了二氧化氯(1.0、1.5、2.0、2.5mgL-1,作用96h;2.5、6.0、8.0、16.0mgL-1,作用60min)对球形棕囊藻叶绿素a、蛋白质含量、氨基酸组成、核酸含量的影响,用透视电镜对二氧化氯(0.5mgL-1,0.8mgL-1)作用24h后藻细胞形态的变化进行了观察,以探讨二氧化氯去除赤潮藻的机理。结果表明,二氧化氯对球形棕囊藻叶绿素a、蛋白质、DNA的含量均有影响。实验各组(1.0-2.5mgL-1,2.5-16.0mgL-1)球形棕囊藻的叶绿素a、蛋白质、DNA的含量均显著低于对照。二氧化氯浓度超过2mgL-1时,球形棕囊藻的叶绿素a、蛋白质、DNA的含量持续降低,氨基酸相对含量发生明显变化;半胱氨酸、酪氨酸和赖氨酸等的相对含量明显降低,而组氨酸、缬氨酸和苯丙氨酸则明显增加。当二氧化氯(2.5-16.0mgL-1)作用3min后,DNA漏出率在13%-18%之间;电镜观察发现,二氧化氯可使细胞膜破损,引起内容物外泄。这些结果显示,二氧化氯能以单分子形式进入细胞,引起叶绿素、蛋白质结构的变化,并破坏藻细胞膜系统,最终导致藻细胞死亡。     

球形棕囊藻生长的营养需求研究

以球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosaScherffel)香港株(Hongkong strain,HK)和汕头株(Shantou strain,ST)为材料,采用正交实验方法研究了氮、磷、铁、微量元素及维生素等营养因子对其生长的影响。磷是球形棕囊藻香港株和汕头株生长的首要限制因子,在添加磷的培养基中,球形棕囊藻生长较快,在无磷培养液中,藻细胞生长较慢,其死亡速率超过生长速率,一般不形成正常生长曲线。汕头株的比生长速率极差值远高于香港株,表明汕头株棕囊藻的生长对营养盐更为敏感。磷酸盐对球形棕囊藻生长的影响极为显著(p<0.01),硝酸盐的影响达到显著水平(p<0.05),而铁、微量元素及维生素对球形棕囊藻生长影响不显著,表明自然海水中铁、微量元素及维生素的含量对球形棕囊藻的生长不构成限制。各因素影响的主次次序为P>N>微量元素>铁>维生素。本研究结果提示,海水富营养化是我国南海海域球形棕囊藻赤潮发生的关键诱因之一。     

珠江口球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)赤潮后期的浮游植物群落结构特征研究

研究小组于2009年11月30日至12月2日期间对珠江口一次球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)赤潮后期的浮游植物群落结构特征进行了调查研究.共发现浮游植物(包括变种、变型)6门,57属,118种.其中,硅藻门26属67种,占总种数的56.77%;绿藻19属33种,占总种数的27.96%;甲藻4属6种;蓝藻4属5种:裸藻2属5种;金藻2属2种.调查期间,球形棕囊藻可视群体的直径范围为0.5～2.5 cm,密度均值为1 208 colonies·m-3,镜检的密度均值为675 000 colonies·m-3.11月中旬至月底的骤然升温是本次球形棕囊藻赤潮爆发的主要原因.赤潮期间主要伴随优势种有骨条藻(Skeletonema sp.)、颗粒直链藻(Aulacoseira granulata)、新月菱形藻(Cylindrotheca closterium),以及三星裸藻(Euglena tritella).     

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。       

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。     

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。     

Barley straw as an inhibitor of algal growth II: laboratory studies

The presence of rotting barley straw in water inhibited the growth of several planktonic and filamentous algae in laboratory culture. The inhibitory effect was produced progressively during decomposition of the straw at 20 °C and reached a maximum after six months. When the straw was autoclaved, all inhibitory activity was lost. Algae recovered and continued to grow normally when transferred from cultures containing rotting straw to sterile culture medium. Addition of liquor from rotting straw also inhibited algal growth. The capacity to inhibit growth remained in the liquor after passage through a 0.2 ,m filter but was removed by activated carbon. The inhibitory effect of straw shows promise as a practical means of limiting the growth of a range of algae which can cause problems in aquatic systems.author for correspondence     

Population genetic structure and connectivity of the harmful dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum in the Mediterranean Sea

The toxin-producing microbial species Alexandrium minutum has a wide distribution in the Mediterranean Sea and causes high biomass blooms with consequences on the environment, human health and coastal-related economic activities. Comprehension of algal genetic differences and associated connectivity is fundamental to understand the geographical scale of adaptation and dispersal pathways of harmful microalgal species. In the present study, we combine A. minutum population genetic analyses based on microsatellites with indirect connectivity (C(i)) estimations derived from a general circulation model of the Mediterranean sea. Our results show that four major clusters of genetically homogeneous groups can be identified, loosely corresponding to four regional seas: Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Catalan. Each of the four clusters included a small fraction of mixed and allochthonous genotypes from other Mediterranean areas, but the assignment to one of the four clusters was sufficiently robust as proved by the high ancestry coefficient values displayed by most of the individuals (>84%). The population structure of A. minutum on this scale can be explained by microalgal dispersion following the main regional circulation patterns over successive generations. We hypothesize that limited connectivity among the A. minutum populations results in low gene flow but not in the erosion of variability within the population, as indicated by the high gene diversity values. This study represents a first and new integrated approach, combining both genetic and numerical methods, to characterize and interpret the population structure of a toxic microalgal species. This approach of characterizing genetic population structure and connectivity at a regional scale holds promise for the control and management of the harmful algal bloom events in the Mediterranean Sea.     

Dynamics of seagrass bed microbial communities in artificial Chattonella blooms: A laboratory microcosm study

The influence of algicidal and growth-inhibiting bacteria in a seagrass (Zostera marina) bed, and their capability of controlling blooms of the fish-killing raphidophyte flagellate, Chattonella antiqua, were examined in laboratory microcosm experiments. Bacterial communities in seawater collected from the seagrass bed and Z. marina biofilm suppressed artificial Chattonella blooms in the presence of their natural competitors and predators. Phylogenetic analysis suggest that considerable numbers of bacteria that suppress Chattonella, including algicidal or growth-inhibiting bacteria isolated from seagrass biofilm and seawater from the seagrass bed, are members of Proteobacteria that can decompose lignocellulosic compounds. A direct comparison of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences (500 bp) revealed that the growth-limiting bacterium (strain ZM101) isolated from Z. marina biofilm belonged to the genus Phaeobacter (Alphaproteobacteria) showed 100% similarity with strains of growth-limiting bacteria isolated from seawater of both the seagrass bed and nearshore region, suggesting that the origin of these growth-limiting bacteria are the seagrass biofilm or seawater surrounding the seagrass bed. This study demonstrates that Chattonella growth-limiting bacteria living on seagrass biofilm and in the adjacent seawater can suppress Chattonella blooms, suggesting the possibility of Chattonella bloom prevention through restoration, protection, or introduction of seagrass in coastal areas.     

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.     

红树植物木榄有机溶剂提取物对球形棕囊藻的抑制效应

基于化感作用原理,利用有机溶剂对红树植物木榄(Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)叶片中的活性物质进行连续提取分离,分别得到正己烷相、乙酸乙酯相、正丁醇相和水相提取物。利用这些提取物进行抑藻实验,通过测定球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)的细胞密度发现:四种组分提取物对球形棕囊藻均具有显著的化感抑制作用;正己烷相和乙酸乙酯相提取物对球形棕囊藻的抑制效果明显优于正丁醇相和水相提取物的抑制效果。正己烷相提取物和乙酸乙酯相提取物对球形棕囊藻的48hEC₅₀分别为14.90mg/L和12.18mg/L。研究表明,藻细胞初始接种密度影响提取物的抑藻效应,低接种密度时抑制率极高,而随着接种密度的升高抑制率下降;接种密度极高时,提取物不但不会抑制甚至还会促进藻细胞的生长。     

沿岸海域富营养化与赤潮发生的关系

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