Effects of iron limitation and aquatic humic substances on the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa
Effects of iron limitation and aquatic humic substances on the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa
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DOI:
10.1139/f99-131
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发表时间:
1999-10
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
A. Imai;T. Fukushima;K. Matsushige
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作者:
A. Imai;T. Fukushima;K. Matsushige
Aquatic humic substances (AHSs) from the eutrophic Lake Kasumigaura, Japan, significantly inhibited the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa at a concentration level similar to that found in the lake. AHSs were isolated and quantified using XAD-8 resin. The effects of these isolated AHSs on the growth of M. aeruginosa cultures were evaluated in a chemically defined medium. The production of siderophores, iron-specific complexing agents, of M. aeruginosa under iron limitation was also examined. Fulvic acid (the lower molecular size fraction of the AHSs) accounted for more than 85% of AHSs in Lake Kasumigaura. Under iron limitation, M. aeruginosa produced hydroxamate-type siderophores; however, they were not effective in enabling substantial recovery of growth. Microcystis aeruginosa growth was significantly inhibited when fulvic acid was 2 mg dry weight·L-1, similar to the concentration in the lake, even when siderophores were produced. Growth inhibition was probably due to a deficiency of iron caused by iron ...