Serratia sp.对铜绿微囊藻、斜生栅藻的溶藻效果

【目的】探讨一株溶藻菌S6(Serratia sp.)对富营养化水中优势蓝藻和绿藻的溶藻效果,为有害藻类的生物控制提供参考。【方法】从富营养化水体中分离到一株溶藻菌S6(Serratia sp.,GenBank登录号为KY462187),将不同浓度菌液分别加至铜绿微囊藻（Microcystis aeruginosa）、斜生栅藻（Scenedesmus obliquus）以及两者以浓度比1∶1混合的藻液（下称“混合藻”）中,进行溶藻实验,测定14 d内实验体系中藻的生物量、叶绿素a、氨氮和总磷（TP）浓度,分析溶藻菌S6对不同藻类的溶藻效果以及对水体中氮磷的影响;运用光谱技术分析溶藻产物特性。【结果与结论】溶藻菌S6对铜绿微囊藻、斜生栅藻和混合藻的溶藻效果较佳,且菌液浓度越高,溶藻效果越佳,其中3组原菌液（2×109mL-1）处理组14 d内的溶藻率分别为89.4%、80%、78.6%。溶藻菌S6对3种实验体系氨氮和TP浓度影响较大,原菌液处理组变化最明显,其中铜绿微囊藻藻液氨氮和TP质量浓度分别下降21.24、6.21 mg/L;斜生栅藻藻液氨氮和TP质量浓度分别下降13.19、7.5...     

水体中芽孢杆菌和微囊藻的生长及其资源竞争

以C、N、P为主要限制性因子研究了芽孢杆菌和微囊藻在水中的生长率 ,并据Monod方程了解种群增长率与营养浓度之间的关系 ,以判断藻菌资源竞争的结果。研究结果显示 ,氮浓度的升高或磷浓度的降低 ,即N/P比值的升高 ,有利于芽孢杆菌的生长 ;而当氮浓度一定时 ,C/N比值越高 ,芽孢杆菌生长得越好。而微囊藻作为一种自养的光合植物 ,其生长与水中的C源无关 ,与氮磷浓度有关。氮磷浓度越高则生长越好。在此研究结果基础上进行藻菌生长动态的比较表明 ,在氮限制条件下 ,微囊藻的生长率稍高于芽孢杆菌 ;在磷限制条件下 ,芽孢杆菌的生长率总是大大高于微囊藻的生长率     

波吉卵囊藻胞外滤液对铜绿微囊藻转录水平的影响

【目的】探索波吉卵囊藻胞外滤液对铜绿微囊藻的抑制机理。【方法】采用Illumina平台,对使用BG11培养基(对照组)和波吉卵囊藻胞外滤液(实验组)培养的铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)进行转录组测序,筛选差异表达基因并进行通路富集分析,并对部分差异表达基因进行qRT-PCR验证。【结果】与对照组相比,波吉卵囊藻胞外滤液处理后的铜绿微囊藻组中筛选1483个表达差异显著的基因,其中上调表达基因788个,下调表达基因695个。GO功能分析将差异基因划分为35个子类别,包括催化活性、结合、代谢过程、细胞过程、膜、膜部分等。KEGG通路分析中,所有差异基因聚集在108个通路,其中84个差异基因注释在代谢功能类别中,而氧化磷酸化通路富集最显著。氧化磷酸化通路中,相关基因表达以上调为主(26个DEGs,20个上调,6个下调)。qRT-PCR验证结果与转录组测序结果的表达变化趋势一致。【结论】波吉卵囊藻滤液引起铜绿微囊藻氧化磷酸化途径上基因表达上调,ATP合成效率提高。     

异养鞭毛虫对铜绿微囊藻的生长影响

【目的】研究异养鞭毛虫(Paraphysomonas sp.)在不同密度铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)中的生长状况,探讨其对铜绿微囊藻的摄食及抑制作用。【方法】实验共设6个铜绿微囊藻密度,分别是0、250×10~4、500×10~4、750×10~4、1 000×10~4和2 000×10~4cells/mL,研究异养鞭毛虫与微囊藻的种群数量变化。【结果】异养鞭毛虫主要行异养生活。在铜绿微囊藻密度为250×10~4~2 000×10~4 cells/mL时,异养鞭毛虫对铜绿微囊藻的抑制率为98.00%~99.69%。单个鞭毛虫对微囊藻的摄食率为13~49 cells/d。异养鞭毛虫的密度和生长率随铜绿微囊藻密度的升高而增加,在铜绿微囊藻密度为500×10~4~1000×10~4cells/mL时,异养鞭毛虫密度为21×10~4~24×10~4cells/mL、生长率为0.6~0.74 d^-1。但是,铜绿微囊藻密度过高也不利于异养鞭毛虫的种群增长,在2 000×10~4 cells/mL密度时,异养鞭毛虫的生长速率显著低于其它密度组。【结论】异养鞭毛虫能有效抑制铜绿微囊藻种群增长,其生长的最适微囊藻密度为500×10~4~1 000×10~4 cells/mL。     

Effects of Microcystis aeruginosa on life history of water flea Daphnia magna

Cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic freshwater systems are a worldwide problem, creating adverse effects for many aquatic organisms by producing toxic microcystins and deteriorating water quality. In this study, microcystins (MCs) in Microcystis aeruginosa, and Daphnia magna exposed to M. aeruginosa, were analyzed by HPLC-MS, and the effects of M. aeruginosa on D. magna were investigated. When D. magna was exposed to M. aeruginosa for more than 2 h, Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) was detected. When exposed to 1.5 × 106, 3 × 106, 0.75 × 107, and 1.5 × 107 cell/mL of M. aeruginosa for 96 h, average survival of D. magna for treatments were 23.33%, 33.33%, 13.33%, 16.67%, respectively, which were significantly lower than the average 100% survival in the control group (P < 0.05). The adverse effects of M. aeruginosa on body length, time for the first brood, brood numbers, gross fecundity, lifespan, and population growth of D. magna were density-dependent. These results suggest that the occurrence of M. aeruginosa blooms could strongly inhibit the population growth of D. magna through depression of survival, individual growth and gross fecundity. In the most serious situations, M. aeruginosa blooms could undermine the food web by eliminating filter-feeding zooplankton, which would destroy the ecological balance of aquaculture water bodies.     

Metagenome of microorganisms associated with the toxic Cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa analyzed using the 454 sequencing platform

In this study, the 454 pyrosequencing technology was used to analyze the DNA of the Microcystis aeruginosa symbiosis system from cyanobacterial algal blooms in Taihu Lake, China. We generated 183 228 reads with an average length of 248 bp. Running the 454 assembly algorithm over our sequences yielded 22 239 significant contigs. After excluding the M. aeruginosa sequences, we obtained 1 322 assembled contigs longer than 1 000 bp. Taxonomic analysis indicated that four kingdoms were represented in the community: Archaea (n = 9; 0.01%), Bacteria (n = 98 921; 99.6%), Eukaryota (n = 373; 3.7%), and Viruses (n = 18; 0.02%). The bacterial sequences were predominantly Alphaproteobacteria (n = 41 805; 83.3%), Betaproteobacteria (n = 5 254; 10.5%) and Gammaproteobacteria (n = 1 180; 2.4%). Gene annotations and assignment of COG (clusters of orthologous groups) functional categories indicate that a large number of the predicted genes are involved in metabolic, genetic, and environmental information processes. Our results demonstrate the extraordinary diversity of a microbial community in an ectosymbiotic system and further establish the tremendous utility of pyrosequencing.     

Effects of rice straw on the cell viability,photosynthesis, and growth of Microcystis aeruginosa

Rice straw is supposed to be an environment-friendly biomaterial for inhibiting the growth of harmful blooms of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. However, its potential mechanism is not well known. To explore this mechanism, the growth, cell viability （esterase activity, membrane potential, and membrane integrity）, photosynthesis, and cell size ofM. aeruginosa were determined using flow cytometry and Phyto-PAM after exposure to rice straw extracts （RSE）. The results show that doses from 2.0 to 10.0 g/L of RSE efficiently inhibited the alga for 15 days, while the physiologic and morphologic responses of the cyanobacteria were time-dependent. RSE interfered with the cell membrane potential, cell size, and in vivo chlorophyll-a fluorescence on the first day. After 7 days of exposure, RSE was transported into the cytosol, which disrupted enzyme activity and photosynthesis. The cyanobacteria then started to repair its physiology （enzyme activity, photosynthesis） and remained viable, suggesting that rice straw act as an algistatic agent.     

Abiotic factors in colony formation: effects of nutrition and light on extracellular polysaccharide production and cell aggregates of Microcystis aeruginosa

Colony morphology is important for Microcystis to sustain a competitive advantage in eutrophic lakes. The mechanism of colony formation in Microcystis is currently unclear. Extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) has been reported to play an important role in cell aggregate formation of some phytoplankton. Microcystis aeruginosa was cultivated under varied abiotic conditions, including different nutrient, light, and temperature conditions, to investigate their effects on EPS production and morphological change. The results show that nutrient concentration and light intensity have great effects on EPS production in M. aeruginosa. There was a considerable increase in EPS production after M. aeruginosa was cultivated in adjusted culture conditions similar to those present in the field (28.9mg C/L, 1.98mg N/L, 0.65mg P/L, light intensity:100 μmol/(m2s)). These results indicate that abiotic factors might be one of the triggers for colony formation in Microcystis.     

Effects of oxytetracycline dihydrate and sulfamethoxazole on Microcystis aeruginosa and Chlamydomonas microsphaera

The increasing use of pharmaceuticals has become a major environmental issue in China.The presence of antibiotics in water may have deleterious effects on non-target aquatic organisms such as microalgae.In this study,a cyanobacterium and an alga species in surface waters,Microcystis aeruginosa and Chlamydomonas microsphaera,were exposed to 0,0.1,0.5,1.0,2.0,5.0,10.0,and 20.0 mg/L of oxytetracycline dihydrate(OXY) and sulfamethoxazole(SMZ) for 96 h to determine the effects of these antibiotics on the growth and surface morphology.Moreover,the photosynthetic activity and the contents of superoxide dismutase(SOD),malondialdehyde(MDA),and protein were measured to examine the biochemical characteristics of M.aeruginosa and C.microsphaera under OXY and SMZ stress.The effects of both antibiotics on the growth of both species were concentration-dependent and characterized by low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition.C.microsphaera was more sensitive to both antibiotics than M.aeruginosa was.The algal cell membranes of both species disintegrated after exposure to a high concentration of OXY.All of the physiological parameters measured in this study were relatively stable at low concentrations of OXY and SMZ.After exposure to high concentrations of OXY and SMZ,photosynthetic activity decreased significantly,whereas lipid peroxidation and the abundance of SOD,MDA,and protein increased significantly.Thus,low-dose antibiotics may increase algal blooms in eutrophic waters.     

Effects of iron and humic acid on competition between Microcystis aeruginosa and Scenedesmus obliquus revealed by HPLC analysis of pigments

Iron is a vital micro nutrient for growth of bloom-forming Microcystis aeruginosa and competition with other algae,and its availability is affected by humic acid.The effect of iron and humic acid on growth and competition between M.aeruginosa and Scenedesmus obliquus was assessed.The results showed the growth of M.aeruginosa and S.obliquus in mono-cultures was inhibited by humic acid at low iron concentrations(0.01 mg/L);the maximum inhibition ratios were 67.84% and 38.31%,respectively.The inhibition of humic acid on the two species was significantly alleviated when iron concentrations were1.00 mg/L,with the maximum inhibition rate reduced to 5.82% for M.aeruginosa and to 23.06% for S.obliquus.S.obliquus was the dominant species in mixed cultures,and the mutual inhibition between M.aeruginosa and S.obliquus at low iron concentration was greater than that at high iron concentration.The inhibition of S.obliquus on M.aeruginosa was reduced at low iron concentrations;it increased at high iron concentrations,as concentrations of humic acid rose.     

Effects of corridor networks on plant species composition and diversity in an intensive agriculture landscape

The development of modern agriculture has resulted in much homogenization of the landscape consisting of large patches of farmland,so small remnant non-crop habitats especially linear corridors play an important role in the conservation of species and the maintenance of ecosystem functions.However,little attention has been paid to the effects of corridors structural characteristics on the plant species restricted to such habitats.In this study,we selected three types of corridors including ditch,hedgerow and road,and ana-lyzed their structural characteristics.The plant species presented in these corridors were investigated,and the species diversity,abun-dance and frequency were estimated.Moreover,spatial arrangements of corridors were classified into different types to discuss whether there were significant effects of corridor network on plant distribution.The results show that three types of corridors have different ef-fects on plant species composition and diversity.The one-one combined corridor networks and total network associated by three corri-dors have more complex structural features than each single type of corridor.However,there is no strong correlation between the corri-dor networks with their plant species.We suggest that carrying out a pointed vegetation survey at corridor intersections to further test the relationships between structural features of corridor and plants is necessary.