Phenotype and temperature affect the affinity for dissolved inorganic carbon in a cyanobacterium Microcystis
The cyanobacterium Microcystis is the most common bloom-forming species in eutrophicated water bodies. Known eco-physiological advantages of this organism help it to compete effectively with other algae and cyanobacteria; however, little is known about the physiological characteristics competence of...
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Published in | Hydrobiologia Vol. 675; no. 1; pp. 175 - 186 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
01.10.2011
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | The cyanobacterium
Microcystis
is the most common bloom-forming species in eutrophicated water bodies. Known eco-physiological advantages of this organism help it to compete effectively with other algae and cyanobacteria; however, little is known about the physiological characteristics competence of colonial
Microcystis
. In the present study, carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity, the affinity for dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and the transcription of CA genes were examined in unicellular and colonial
Microcystis
strains. In comparison with unicellular strains, colonial
Microcystis
exhibited dramatically higher inorganic carbon affinity at 25 and 35°C, but no significant differences were observed at 15°C. The relative transcription levels of the CA genes
icf
A1,
icf
A2,
eca
A, and
eca
B in all colonial
Microcystis
were significantly higher than those in unicellular
Microcystis
at 25 and 35°C. In addition, CA activities of
Microcystis
increased with temperature, but no significant difference was observed between the unicellular and colonial
Microcystis
. These results suggest that temperature and phenotypes probably play important roles in the utilization of DIC and trigger the expression of CA genes of
Microcystis
. The present results may indicate that the capacity for utilizing inorganic carbon plays a role in the persistence or/and succession of different
Microcystis
blooms. |
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ISSN: | 0018-8158 1573-5117 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10750-011-0815-0 |