Physiological response and morphological changes of Heterosigma akashiwo to an algicidal compound prodigiosin.
Physiological response and morphological changes of Heterosigma akashiwo to an algicidal compound prodigiosin.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121530
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发表时间:
2019-10
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Su Zhang;Wei Zheng;Hui Wang
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作者:
Su Zhang;Wei Zheng;Hui Wang
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur all over the world, producing severely negative effects on human life as well as on marine ecosystems. The algicidal compound, prodigiosin, secreted by algicidal bacteriaHahellasp. KA22 can lyse the harmful algaHeterosigma akashiwo. This study is aimed to investigate the algicidal mechanism of prodigiosin againstH. akashiwoby detecting physiological and morphological responses ofH. akashiwoto presence of prodigiosin. The results indicated that prodigiosin showed strong algicidal effects onH. akashiwoat the concentration of 3 μg/mL. Chlorophyllaand protein levels of the microalgae decreased significantly while malonaldehyde levels increased at this concentration. Contents of ascorbic acid and activities of superoxide dismutase and peroxidase increased fast with the quick decrease of the reactive oxygen species (ROS). For the 3 μg/mL prodigiosin treatment group, transcription of genes related to photosynthesis and respiration were significantly inhibited at 12 h while respiration related genes increased at 24 h. Collectively, the results indicated that prodigiosin could kill the microalgae by inducing ROS overproduction which could destroy the cell integrity and change the antioxidant system levels and functional gene expression. Our results demonstrated that prodigiosin is an effective algicide for the control of harmful algae.