期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 26, 期 1, 页码 21-28出版社
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20525
关键词
Microcystis; microcystin; chlorophyll-a; real-time PCR; cyanobacterial bloom toxigenicity
资金
- KAKENHI [19760370]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19760370] Funding Source: KAKEN
Chlorophyll-a concentration has been used as an indicator to estimate microcystin levels in water bodies. This study examined the microcystin to chlorophyll-a ratio in a fishpond in Japan. The ratio varied spatially and temporally during the six-month field survey, which is consistent with reports by other researchers. We investigated the causes of the variability of the ratio by quantifying microcystin synthetase (mcy) A gene with real-time PCR, so as to observe the growth of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria and Microcystis strains in natural cyanobacterial blooms. The application of real-time PCR enabled corroboration of the relationship between the toxigenicity and the toxicity of the blooms. The microcystin to chlorophyll-a ratio was influenced by the combined effects of the durability of the toxic bloom, and the quantity of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria carrying the mcy A gene, especially toxic Microcystis strains. Cyanobacterial blooms produced more microcystin when high concentrations of microcystin-producing Microcystis aggregated in a stationary state with low growth rates. The variable toxicity of blooms needs to be reflected in accurate and efficient alert systems for toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 26: 21-28, 2011.
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