Distribution of dinoflagellate cysts in Yellow Sea sediments

To investigate the distribution,abundance,and species composition of dinoflagellate cysts in the Yellow Sea,surface sediment samples were collected at 37 sites,including the Korean dump site.Twenty-one dinoflagellate cyst taxa were identified,with the assemblages dominated mainly by Spiniferites bulloideus,Operculodinium centrocarpum,and cyst of Alexandrium catenella/tamarense type.A high frequency of O.centrocarpum in the Yellow Sea was observed for the first time,and it is likely that this can be attributed to the dynamics of the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass and the Changjiang(Yangtze) River runoff.Total cyst concentrations ranged from 23 to 48 442 cysts/g dry weight,and high cyst concentrations were recorded adjacent to the dumping site.This result suggests that anthropogenic activities such as ocean dumping stimulate the growth of dinoflagellates in the Yellow Sea,which in turn leads to high levels of dinoflagellate cyst production.     

The risk to New Zealand shellfish aquaculture from paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins

New Zealand's reputation as a supplier of high quality food products is vital to the national economy; international consumers are acutely aware of food safety issues and markets are increasingly demanding higher standards. Filter feeding bivalves are particularly sensitive to the nature of the environment in which they are grown, and quality assurance is a major preoccupation of the shellfish aquaculture industry. With the exception of a couple of incidents, most notably the Gymnodinium catenatum blooms in 2000–2003, paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) contamination has, to date, not had an important effect on the economics and sustainability of the industry. However, the dinoflagellate species responsible for producing these toxins are not uncommon in New Zealand coastal phytoplankton communities, and it is important that awareness of the potential risk is maintained. This review summarises what we know about the causes and incidence of PST contamination from research and monitoring over the last 20 years, since it was first identified in New Zealand. It describes the dynamics of major events and their consequences, and evaluates what is likely to happen in the future as aquaculture expands into new areas with known histories of this problem.     

高氮磷比与酸化共同作用对微小亚历山大藻生长和产毒的影响

通过实验室构建不同氮磷比条件下的酸化海水环境,培养麻痹性贝毒(paralytic shellfish toxin,PST)产毒藻微小亚历山大藻(Alexandrium minutum),采用藻细胞计数法、分光光度法、高效液相色谱-质谱法等分析方法,探讨了不同氮磷比条件下的酸化海水对微小亚历山大藻的生长、氮磷营养盐吸收、产毒等参数的影响。结果表明,在一定程度上,酸化环境对A.minutum的生长、PST的胞内累积和胞外释放有促进作用,且胞外培养液中PST含量增加的程度更高;同时,酸化海水促进胞内毒性较低的N-H类膝沟藻毒素(GTX2和GTX3)被氧化成毒性较高的N-OH类膝沟藻毒素(GTX1和GTX4),导致A.minutum的细胞毒性和培养液毒性增加。而海水中氮磷比的进一步升高,在一定程度上促进了微小亚历山大藻细胞毒素含量和毒性的增加,但并未促进其生长,且降低了藻细胞内的磷储量。     

Application of rRNA probes and fluorescence in situ hybridization for rapid detection of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum

The dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum is often associated with harmful algal blooms (HABs). This species consists of many strains that differ in their ability to produce toxins but have similar morphology, making identification difficult. In this study, species-specific rRNA probes were designed for whole-cell fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to distinguish A. minutum from two phylogenetic clades. We acquired the complete SSU to LSU rDNA sequences (GenBank accession numbers JF906989-JF906999) of 11 Alexandrium strains and used these to design rRNA targeted oligonucleotide probes. Three ribotype-specific probes, M-GC-1, M-PC-2, and M-PC-3, were designed. The former is specific for the GC clade ("Global clade") of A. minutum, the majority of which have been found non-toxic, and the latter two are specific for the PSP (paralytic shellfish poisoning)-producing PC clade ("Pacific clade"). The specificity of these three probes was confirmed by FISH. All cells in observed fields of view were fluorescently labeled when probes and target species were incubated under optimized FISH conditions. However, the accessibility of rRNA molecules in ribosomes varied among the probe binding positions. Thus, there was variation in the distribution of positive signals in labeled cells within nucleolus and cytosol (M-GC-1, M-PC-3), or just nucleolus (M-PC-2). Our results provide a methodological basis for studying the biogeography and population dynamics of A. minutum, and providing an early warning of toxic HABs.     

2005-2006年大亚湾大鹏澳养殖区甲藻孢囊通量的沉积捕捉器研究

于2005年3月至2006年4月在大亚湾的大鹏澳养殖区采用沉积物捕捉器,对甲藻孢囊形成和水温、盐度、营养盐含量等环境因子进行了周年调查,探索该区孢囊形成特征及其与环境因子的关系.在一年的沉积物捕捉器研究中,共分析鉴定出27种甲藻孢囊类型,锥状斯氏藻Scrippsiella trochoidea孢囊为该区最优势孢囊类群,从孢囊的组成显示了该区的污染是以养殖和生活污染为主.孢囊形成没有明显的季节分布特征,两个站年平均为1.07×10<'5>cysts·(m<'2>·d)<'-1>.高、低温都能在一定程度上促进孢囊的生成,氮限制对孢囊的形成具有明显促进作用.首次发现亚历山大藻Alexandrium孢囊在冬季形成的高峰,最高值达4.26×10<'5>cysts·(m<'2>·d)<'-1>.这说明核电站温排水冬季高水温对大亚湾生态环境有较大的影响.     

渤海裸甲藻和链状亚历山大藻的麻痹性贝毒毒素分析

目的:分析渤海裸甲藻(Gymnodinium sp.)和链状亚历山大藻(Alexandrium catenella)的麻痹性贝毒毒素,为渤海天津海域的赤潮研究积累基础数据。方法:通过实验室培养裸甲藻和链状亚历山大藻,选取对数生长期、平台生长期的裸甲藻以及平台生长期的链状亚历山大藻,利用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)对这两种微藻进行麻痹性贝毒(PSP)毒素分析。结果:裸甲藻细胞内不含有麻痹性贝毒(PSP);链状亚历山大藻细胞内含有C毒素和GTX1-4毒素,该微藻每个细胞毒素含量约为10.81 fmol/cell。结论:裸甲藻细胞内虽不含有麻痹性贝毒(PSP),但不能排除其含有其它毒素的可能。链状亚历山大藻细胞内含有麻痹性贝毒(PSP),属于有毒微藻,需要对其进行密切监测。     

持续光照下光强对北极海域芬迪亚历山大藻生长及产毒的影响

以格陵兰岛西部、冰岛沿海和楚科奇海的芬迪亚历山大藻为受试对象,并以缅因湾的芬迪亚历山大藻藻株做为参照,从沉积物或海水中的休眠孢囊或营养细胞中分离到12株目标藻种,并在实验室建立纯培养系。然后对这些地域的藻种在不同光照下生长特性的比较、对毒素含量进行研究,发现芬迪亚历山大藻在持续光照条件下最适的生长光强范围是38—91μmol×m~(–2)×s~(–1)。另外,在所有分离到的12株藻细胞中均未检测到脱氨甲酰基膝沟藻毒素2(dc GTX2),大部分藻细胞都在光强较强时,即生长速率低时表现出更高的细胞毒素含量和毒性。     

四种/株亚历山大藻(Alexandrium)毒性的比较研究

通过对塔玛亚历山大藻(ATHK和AT-6藻株)、链状亚历山大藻(ACDH藻株)和微小亚历山大藻(AM-1藻株)的PSP毒素含量和组成以及它们分别对轮虫、黑褐新糠虾和鲈鱼存活影响的比较研究发现:塔玛亚历山大藻AT-6藻株不产生麻痹性贝毒毒素PSP,而塔玛亚历山大藻ATHK、链状亚历山大藻ACDH和微小亚历山大藻AM-1均产生PSP毒素,其总含量分别为19.74、5.395、5.57fmol/cell(2.60、0.36、1.61pgSTXeq/cell)。塔玛亚历山大藻AT-6对轮虫、黑褐新糠虾和鲈鱼这三种生物均没有不利影响;对于轮虫,塔玛亚历山大藻ATHK和链状亚历山大藻ACDH的96hLC50分别为:200和1200cells/ml,而微小亚历山大藻AM-1无不利影响;对于糠虾,塔玛亚历山大藻ATHK、链状亚历山大藻ACDH和微小亚历山大藻AM-1的96hLC50分别为7000、11000、16000cells/ml;对于鲈鱼,这三株藻的96hLC50分别为3700、4000、20000cells/ml。四株亚历山大藻对三种生物的毒性大小与其PSP毒素含量和组成无直接的相关关系,其毒性作用可能来自其他未知毒性物质。塔玛亚历山大藻ATHK不同组分分别对三种生物的毒性比较研究表明:藻细胞重悬液和藻液对三种生物的不利影响最为显著,去藻过滤液和细胞碎片对轮虫和鲈鱼没有明显影响,但糠虾的存活率有所下降;细胞内容物对轮虫和糠虾也无影响,但对鲈鱼的存活有一定影响。以上研究表明:不同亚历山大藻的毒性大小存在差别,其对不同生物的危害机制也不相同,除PSP毒素外,亚历山大藻可能还存在其他的毒性物质。     

谷氨酸铜和表面活性剂协同灭除亚历山大藻的研究

对一种新的赤潮杀灭剂谷氨酸铜及促进剂阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(HDT-MAB)进行了初步研究.比较了硫酸铜及谷氨酸铜对亚历山大藻的去除效果;结果表明,谷氨酸铜对亚历山大藻的灭杀效率优于硫酸铜,谷氨酸铜可明显抑制亚历山大藻细胞的生长,但抑制作用并不随谷氨酸铜浓度加大而增强,HDTAMB可明显促进谷氨酸铜对亚历山大藻的去除,且促进作用基本随着HDTMAB浓度的提高而增强.对谷氨酸铜和HDTMAB杀灭赤潮的机制进行了初步探讨;研究发现,谷氨酸铜可促使藻细胞MDA含量升高,并使巯基含量下降,且在谷氨酸铜和HDT-MAB复合作用下,膜脂过氧化水平大大高于单纯谷氨酸铜作用下的水平,细胞中巯基含量显著降低,细胞膜透性增大,这表明谷氨酸铜和HDTMAB杀灭赤潮的机制是使藻细胞膜受到损伤,进而抑制藻细胞生长.