Microplastics interfere with mixotrophic Ochromonas eliminating toxic Microcystis
Microplastics interfere with mixotrophic Ochromonas eliminating toxic Microcystis
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微塑料干扰混合营养型红单胞菌消除有毒微囊藻
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129030
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发表时间:
2021
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Yang Zhou
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作者:
Kong Qingdan;Li Yannan;Xu Xiaoqing;Cheng Jiahui;Sun Yunfei;Zhang Lu;Huang Yuan;Yang Zhou
Microplastics with different sizes exist widely in fresh waters, which may affect the interspecific dynamics between predator and prey. The flagellateOchromonasgloeoparacan efficiently eliminateMicrocystisaeruginosaand degrade microcystins, which shows great potential for controlling harmfulMicrocystis. In order to evaluate the effects of microplastics onO. gloeoparaeliminatingMicrocystis, we designed an experiment ofO. gloeoparafeeding onMicrocystisunder different sizes (0.07 and 3 μm) and concentrations (0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, and 2.0 mg L−1) of microplastics. The results showed that maximum abundance ofM. aeruginosadecreased significantly with addition of microplastics, regardless of the size and concentration.O. gloeoparacan ingest the microplastics and suffer from their adverse effects. The maximum abundance ofO. gloeoparadecreased with enhancing concentrations of 3 μm microplastics during the process ofO. gloeoparaeliminatingM. aeruginosa, whereas 0.07 μm microplastics did not affect the growth ofO. gloeoparaobviously. During the period of exposure under microplastics, clearance rate ofO. gloeoparaonM. aeruginosadecreased with the increasing concentrations of microplastics. Specially, 3 μm microplastics had a stronger reduction on clearance rate ofO. gloeopara. The time toM. aeruginosaextinction was prolonged with the increasing concentrations of microplastics in both sizes. Comparatively speaking, 3 μm microplastics had a stronger delayed effect on the removal ofMicrocystis. These findings suggest that microplastics can interfere with protozoa eliminating toxicMicrocystis, which may aggravate their adverse impacts on aquatic ecosystem.