Growth competition between Microcystis aeruginosa and Quadrigula chodatii under controlled conditions
Growth competition between Microcystis aeruginosa and Quadrigula chodatii under controlled conditions
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DOI:
10.1007/s10811-012-9890-5
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发表时间:
2013-04
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Ping Zhang;Chunmei Zhai;Xiaoxian Wang;Changhong Liu;Jihong Jiang;Ya-rong Xue
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作者:
Ping Zhang;Chunmei Zhai;Xiaoxian Wang;Changhong Liu;Jihong Jiang;Ya-rong Xue
Cyanobacteria are the dominant bloom-forming species in Lake Taihu. Understanding the competition among algae is important to control strategies for bloom formation and outbreaks in freshwater ecosystems. In this study, we demonstrate that the cyanobacteriumMicrocystis aeruginosaPCC7820 and the green algaQuadrigula chodatiiFACHB-1080 exhibit a strong competitive inhibitory relationship under co-culture conditions, with the latter strain inhibiting the former. Several factors influence the competitive relationship between the two species, including nutrition, temperature, and organic/inorganic compounds.Q. chodatiistrongly inhibitedM. aeruginosagrowth through the inhibition of nitrogen utilization during co-culture. Temperature was also an influential determinant of the competition capacity between the two species under eutrophic conditions: at lower temperatures (15 °C),M. aeruginosagrew better thanQ. chodatii, but the difference was not significant (p> 0.05), whereas at higher temperatures (25 °C, 35 °C),Q. chodatiigrew significantly better thanM. aeruginosa(p< 0.05). Furthermore, theQ. chodatiifiltrate strongly inhibited the growth ofM. aeruginosa. An analysis of the crude extracts of the algae culture filtrates from uni- and co-cultures using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) indicated that algal metabolites, such as dibutyl phthalate and beta-sitosterol, might play a key role in the competition between algae.