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WATER RESEARCH
卷 38, 期 8, 页码 2207-2213出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.036
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toxic cyanobacteria; copper sulphate; fluctuation analysis; Microcystis aeruginosa; mutation
Freshwater toxic cyanobacteria are an increasing problem to human and animal health. Control of cyanobacteria in water supply reservoirs involves the use of algaecides, such as copper sulphate, usually in a repetitive way. Repercussions of recurrent algaecide treatments on cyanobacteria population dynamics remain still unknown. We studied the adaptation of cyanobacteria to lethal doses of copper sulphate by using Microcystis aeruginosa as an experimental model. A fluctuation analysis demonstrated that copper-resistant cells arise by spontaneous mutations that occur randomly prior to exposition to copper sulphate. The rate of spontaneous mutation from copper sensitivity to resistance was 1.76 x 10(-6) mutants per cell division. Resistant mutants exhibited a diminished fitness in the absence of copper sulphate, but only these variants were able to grow at Cu2+ concentrations higher than 5.8 muM. In addition, copper-resistant cells were significantly smaller than wild-type ones. Warnings on the long-term consequences of repetitive algaecide treatments in water supplies are suggested. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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