Vital and mortal staining of algae in the presence of chlorine-produced oxidants |
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| Authors: | Ann E Reynolds Gail B Mackiernan Shirley D Van Valkenburg |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland, 20688, Solomons, Maryland
3. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory and Department of Botany, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland
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| Abstract: | Evans blue and neutral red were tested as mortal and vital stains respectively for eight estuarine algal species which had been exposed to chlorine-produced oxidants in a continuous-flow system. The effect of CPO on staining with Evans blue was negligible. High concentrations of CPO affected staining with neutral red in several instances; this is probably due to CPO-induced mortality of test organisms during the exposure or staining period. Neutral red leached fromSkeletonema costatum andOlisthodiscus luteus before the end of the staining period. Staining ofDunaliella tertiolecta with neutral red proceeded more slowly. Evens blue, which was incorporated quickly and remained in the cells, is recommended for live-dead determinations for all species examined exceptNitzschia closterium, for which neutral red should be used. Neither stain was effective onMychonastes ruminatus (Simpson and Van Valkenburg 1978). |
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