太湖梅梁湾水华微囊藻基因型组成和产毒微囊藻丰度的变化

采用基于ITS序列的PCR-DGGE方法分析了太湖梅粱湾水华暴发过程中(6-11月)微囊藻的不同基因型组成的变化,同时利用针对微囊藻毒素合成酶基因mcyA和微囊藻特异性的16S rDNA部分核苷酸序列的引物,应用实时荧光定量PCR方法(qRT-PCR)分析水华样品中产毒微囊藻与总微囊藻的量.通过两者的比值反映产毒微囊藻丰度.结果表明,在发生水华的不同时期,微囊藻的基因型组成发生了变化,其中以8月末、9月和10月的基因型最多,基因型M5和M10存在于整个水华发展过程中.共检测到12种主要的基因型,每个基因型在水华的不同时期所占的比例互不相同.实时荧光定量PCR结果显示从6月到10月,产毒微囊藻的丰度呈增大的趋势,从0.750%增加到32.16%,而11月产毒微囊藻的丰度显著下降.     

铜绿微囊藻生长对培养液pH值和氮转化的影响

在不同初始pH值条件下培养蓝藻水华优势种铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa),研究其生长过程对培养液的pH值和氮转化的影响,结果表明,处于延迟期和对数生长期的铜绿微囊藻使培养液的pH值上升,pH从初始的7.2、8.0和8.8分别上升到最大值10.02、10.34和10.94;稳定期和衰亡期的微囊藻使培养液pH值降低,初始pH值为8.8时,最终pH降至8.66,在微囊藻生长过程中,培养液中NO3-含量逐渐降低,NO3-含量先升高再降低,分别在60d和67d后降至零.试验结束时,不同pH值培养液中总氮含量比起始时分别下降了25.97%、27.52%和28.16%,说明化合态无机氮可以经过反硝化作用生成氮气而溢出培养液,因此,较大密度水华水体中存在反硝化的脱氮过程.     

光照强度对水华微囊藻(Microcystis flos-aquae)群体大小增长的影响

大量微囊藻群体的形成和聚集是微囊藻水华形成的重要条件.光照强度是影响微囊藻生长的重要因素之一.为了了解光照强度对水华微囊藻(Microcystis flos-aquae)群体大小增长的影响,以太湖微囊藻水华优势种之一的水华微囊藻作为研究对象,开展了不同光照强度对水华微囊藻群体大小增长的影响研究.共设置5个不同光强处理组,依次为G1:2000 lx;G2:4000 lx;G3:8000 lx;G4:16000 lx;G5:变化光照强度(模拟野外光强).实验期间,G1~G5组大于100细胞群体的平均大小分别为255、480、630、763和662 cells/群体.胞外多糖含量分析显示水华微囊藻形成的群体越大,胞外多糖含量越高.结果表明,低光照强度不利于太湖水华微囊藻群体大小的增长,而变化光照强度和高光照强度有利于水华微囊藻群体大小的增长.研究结果解释了太湖夏季野外变化光照强度和高光照强度有利于微囊藻水华形成的原因.     

太湖中4种细菌的分离、鉴定及生长曲线的测定

对４种可能和太湖微囊藻生长代谢有关的细菌进行了分离,经鉴定,其中３株为假单 菌,１株为芽孢杆菌,在相同培养条件下,Ｘ１,Ｙ２的迟缓期小于０．５ｈ,３０ｈ左右进入稳定期,Ｄ的迟缓期为１ｈ,２０ｈ左右进入稳定期,Ｈ的迟缓期达１０ｈ,６０ｈ进入稳定期。     

与微囊藻胞外多糖降解相关的微生物菌群分析

从铜绿微囊藻培养液中提取胞外多糖,化学分析显示其为含8.3%蛋白质的酸性杂多糖.以胞外多糖为碳源接种自然水体的菌群进行富集培养,分析胞外多糖的微生物降解过程及降解菌的组成.结果表明,接种太湖水华期微生物富集菌群后,多糖立即开始被降解,大约在18d后多糖降解过程显著减慢,37d后仍有一部分多糖未能被降解.这些结果说明在自然界中微囊藻胞外多糖是可以被微生物降解的.比较不同水体的菌群对多糖的降解能力后显示,降解菌群只存在于微囊藻水华暴发的阶段.变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)结果显示在整个降解过程中,降解菌群的组成未发生显著变化.对DGGE条带中的DNA片段进行序列分析和系统发育分析表明降解菌群包含以下几类:鞘氨醇单胞菌属(Sphingomonas)3个,褐螺菌属(Phaeospirillum)1个,假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)1个,红环菌科(Rhodoeyclaceae)1个,Hylemonella(无译名)1个,分枝杆菌属(Mycobacterium)1个.     

Cyanobacteria in New Zealand inland waters: Experimental studies

A small volume of experimental work with cyanobacteria in New Zealand has been produced through the last two decades. Except for some studies with geothermal organisms biased to New Zealand conditions, most work has followed the world‐wide trends in cyanobacterial research. There has been some emphasis on N₂‐fixing species, but symbiotic relationships, metabolic kinetics, nutrient and other environmental factors promoting ecological dominance, and toxicity have been investigated.     

Isolation, identification and characterization of phytoplankton-lytic bacterium CH-22 against Microcystis aeruginosa

A bacterial strain named CH-22 showing phytoplankton-lytic activity against bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa was isolated from Lake Chaohu of Anhui Province, China. The isolated strain was identified as Pseudomonas putida by morphology and homology research based on 16S rDNA. The phytoplankton-lytic activity was confirmed by reduction in cell number and chlorophyll a concentration of M. aeruginosa in an infected culture for a defined period. The initial bacterial and M. aeruginosa densities affected the phytoplankton-lytic activity significantly. When the 15% (150 μL/mL) concentration of bacterial cultures was infected, the highest phytoplankton-lytic activity reached to 98.8% after 7 days. When the initial M. aeruginosa density was less than 3×10⁶ cells/mL, about 90.0% of chlorophyll a was removed. Obvious reduction in phycocyanin concentration in the treated M. aeruginosa suggests that isolated strain may possibly inhibit the synthesis of photosynthetic apparatus. Supernatants of bacterial cultures showed higher phytoplankton-lytic activity, suggesting that phytoplankton-lytic bacterium P. putida indirectly attacked M. aeruginosa cells by secretion of extracellular antialgal substances, which is characterized as anti-heat shock. The isolated P. putida also showed effective phytoplankton-lytic activity against a wide range of phytoplankton. These results suggest that indigenous bacteria isolated from eutrophic lake may be employed to regulate the ecological balance between the phytoplankton and bacteria, and consequently, to reduce the occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in freshwaters.     

人工模拟UV-B辐射对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)生长的影响

选择我国蓝藻水华的优势藻类铜绿微囊藻,进行人工模拟UV-B辐射连续24h照射实验,测定铜绿微囊藻生物量、生理及超微结构指标,探讨湖泊特别是高原湖泊藻类生长对UV-B辐射增强的胁迫响应.结果表明,当辐射时间达到1h时,铜绿微囊藻便开始陆续死亡,但蛋白质含量增加,且叶绿素a浓度保持稳定;当辐射时间少于4h时,细胞内超氧化物...     

黄花水龙化感物质对铜绿微囊藻生长及藻毒素产生和释放的影响

本文研究了黄花水龙化感物质对铜绿微囊藻生长的抑制作用及其最佳抑藻浓度范围,以及对微囊藻毒素(MC-LR)产生和释放的影响。结果表明:黄花水龙化感物质在培养7d内对铜绿微囊藻(FACHB-905)具有较强的抑制作用,半效应质量浓度(EC50,7d)值为47mg/L,但抑制效果会随时间的延长而减弱。黄花水龙化感物质的最佳抑藻浓度范围为50—75mg/L,藻细胞培养4—7d内相对抑制率达50%—95%。同时发现整个培养期间,黄花水龙化感物质对MC-LR的胞外释放无显著影响。培养7d后,单位藻细胞内MC-LR的含量随黄花水龙化感物质浓度的增加而升高,16d后无显著影响。藻细胞培养液中MC-LR总量不会增大。由此可知,利用黄花水龙化感物质抑制铜绿微囊藻,既能有效控制藻细胞生长又不会促进藻毒素的释放,生态安全性高,可应用至实际水体水华处理中。     

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.