用秀丽小杆线虫监测厦门岛海水水质

Biomonitor of pollution in seawater in Xiamen using Caenorhbditis elegans

首次采用野生型秀丽小杆线虫(Caenorhabditis elegans)与带有HSP16启动子的转基因虫株分别对厦门岛附近5个站位的表层水样污染程度进行了监测,二者研究结果具有相关性,但采用转基因秀丽小杆线虫大大缩短了监测时间,提高了灵敏度。这是国内应用模式生物秀丽小杆线虫对环境及污染物的监测研究的首次报道。

The recent biomonitoring was in focus of the environment research. Caenorhbditis elegans was applied for the biomonitor of pollution in small size, high fecundity and short generation time. The monitor depth of pollution in seawater is normally using the mortality, Our study is first used both N2 mortality and transgenic strain at five station of surface water in Xiamen Sea Area. Comparing both results found that the mortality and staining have the correlation. C. elegans stressqnducible transgenie worms as a biosensor could be shorten the test time and improved the sensitivity. This is first report on the biomonitor of environmental pollution in China using C. elegans.