The effects of changing salinity and nitrogen limitation on dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) and dimethylsulfide(DMS) concentrations were investigated in batch cultures of coastal diatom Skeletonema costatum,an ecolog...The effects of changing salinity and nitrogen limitation on dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) and dimethylsulfide(DMS) concentrations were investigated in batch cultures of coastal diatom Skeletonema costatum,an ecologically important species.Changes in salinity from 20-32 caused no measurable variation in cell growth or culture yield,but increased intracellular DMSP per cell by 30%.Nitrogen limitation caused up to a two-fold increase in total DMSP per cell and up to a three-fold increase in DMS per cell.These changes in DMSP and DMS per cell in the Skeletonema costatum cultures with nitrogen limitation and changing salinity were primarily attributed to the physiological functions of DMSP as an osmolyte and an antioxidant.The data obtained in this study indicated that nitrogen limitation and salinity may play an important role in climate feedback mechanisms involving biologically derived DMS.展开更多
The production of dimethylsulfide （DMS） and dimethylsulfoniopropionate （DMSP） by marine microalgae was investigated to elucidate more on the role of marine phytoplankton in ocean-atmosphere interactions in the glo...The production of dimethylsulfide （DMS） and dimethylsulfoniopropionate （DMSP） by marine microalgae was investigated to elucidate more on the role of marine phytoplankton in ocean-atmosphere interactions in the global biogeochemical sulfur cycle.Axenic laboratory cultures of four marine microalgae–Isochrysis galbana 8701,Pavlova viridis,Platymonas sp.and Chlorella were tested for DMSP production and conversion into DMS.Among these four microalgae,Isochrysis galbana 8701 and Pavlova viridis are two species of Haptophyta,while Chlorella and Platymonas sp.belong to Chlorophyta.The results demonstrate that the four algae can produce various amounts of DMS（P）,and their DMS（P） production was species specific.With similar cell size,more DMS was released by Haptophyta than that by Chlorophyta.DMS and dissolved DMSP （DMSPd） concentrations in algal cultures varied significantly during their life cycles.The highest release of DMS appeared in the senescent period for all the four algae.Variations in DMSP concentrations were in strong compliance with variations in algal cell densities during the growing period.A highly significant correlation was observed between the DMS and DMSPd concentrations in algal cultures,and there was a time lag for the variation trend of the DMS concentrations as compared with that of the DMSPd.The consistency of variation patterns of DMS and DMSPd implies that the DMSPd produced by phytoplankton cells has a marked effect on the production of DMS.In the present study,the authors’ results specify the significant contribution of the marine phytoplankton to DMS（P） production and the importance of biological control of DMS concentrations in oceanic water.展开更多
Distribution of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and/or particulate dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPp) concentrations in the Jiaozhou Bay, Zhifu Bay and East China Sea were investigated during the period of 1994 - 1998. Both DMS...Distribution of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and/or particulate dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPp) concentrations in the Jiaozhou Bay, Zhifu Bay and East China Sea were investigated during the period of 1994 - 1998. Both DMS and DMSPp levels showed remarkable temporal and spatial variations. High values occurred in the coastal or shelf waters and low values in the offshore waters. The highest levels were observed in spring or summer and lowest in autumn. DMS or DMSPp distribution patterns were associated with water mass on a large geographical scale, while biological and chemical factors were more likely influential on smaller-scale variations. Diatoms could play an important role in total DMS or DMSPp abundance in coastal waters. Nitrate was found to have a two-phase relationship with DMSPp concentrations: positive when nitrate concentration was lower than 1 mumol/L, and negative when it was above. Anthropogenic factors such as sewage input and aquaculture also showed influences on DMS or DMSPp concentration.展开更多
The production of dimethylsulfoniopropionate （DMSP） and its cleavage products （DMS） are well studied in phytoplankton worldwide. However, less is known about their sources, distributions, and impacts in the coast ...The production of dimethylsulfoniopropionate （DMSP） and its cleavage products （DMS） are well studied in phytoplankton worldwide. However, less is known about their sources, distributions, and impacts in the coast of China. We examined the production of DMSP and DMS in Phaeocvstis globosa Scherffel and other benthic macroalgae from the South China coast in relation to environmental conditions. P. globosa was a harmful marine microalgal species and its bloom took place in the eutrophic waters along the South China Sea frequently. It also produced high content of DMSP at different growth stages, with the highest concentration usually observed in the stationary period. Moreover, the production of DMSP in P. globosa was significantly affected by salinity and temperature with the highest contents associated with high salinity （e.g. 40） and low temperature （e.g. 20℃）. In field benthic macroalgae, there was also a marked difference in the DMSP of various species or different samples of the same species. Chlorophyll a contents were also determined for each macroalgal species. The highest chlorophyll a （238.7 ng/g fresh weight） was recorded in Chlorophyta Ulva lactuca at Guishan Island （Zhuhai）, while the lowest value （1.5 ng/g fresh weight） was found in Rhodophyta Gracilaria tenuistipitata in Zhanjiang. Further correlation analysis indicated that there was no significant relationship between the content of DMSP and chl-a in macroalgae samples （P〉 0.05）. All the results suggested that the production of DMSP in marine algae was not only species- and stage-related, but also greatly affected by various environmental factors.展开更多
Temporal distributions of dimethylsulfide（DMS） and dimethylsulfoniopropionate（DMSP） were studied in the southern Yellow Sea（SYS） during April and September 2010. The mean concentrations（range） of DMS, dissolve...Temporal distributions of dimethylsulfide（DMS） and dimethylsulfoniopropionate（DMSP） were studied in the southern Yellow Sea（SYS） during April and September 2010. The mean concentrations（range） of DMS, dissolved and particulate DMSP（DMSPd and DMSPp） in the surface waters in spring are 1.69（0.48–4.92）, 3.18（0.68–6.75）and 15.81（2.82–52.33） nmol/L, respectively, and those in autumn are 2.80（1.33–5.10）, 5.45（2.19–11.30） and 30.63（6.24–137.87） nmol/L. On the whole, the distributions of DMS and DMSP in spring are completely different from those in autumn. In the central part of the SYS, the concentrations of DMS and DMSP in spring are obviously higher than those in autumn, but the opposite situation is found on the south of 34°N, which can be attributed to the differences in nutrients and phytoplankton biomass and composition between spring and autumn. Besides,the seasonal variations of water column stability and the Changjiang diluted water also have significant impact on the distributions of DMS and DMSP in spring and autumn on the south of 34°N. DMS and DMSPp concentrations coincide well with chlorophyll a（Chl a） levels in the spring cruise, suggesting that phytoplankton biomass may play an important role in controlling the distributions of DMS and DMSPp in the study area. Annual DMS emission rates range from 0.015 to 0.033 Tg/a（calculated by S）, respectively, using the equations of Liss and Merlivat（1986） and Wanninkhof（1992）. This result implies a significant relative contribution of the SYS to the global oceanic DMS fluxes.展开更多
We measured the concentrations of dimethylsulfide(DMS),acrylic acid(AA),and dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) during growth of three microalgae:Prorocentrum micans,Gephyrocapsa oceanica,and Platymonas subcordiformis.Th...We measured the concentrations of dimethylsulfide(DMS),acrylic acid(AA),and dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) during growth of three microalgae:Prorocentrum micans,Gephyrocapsa oceanica,and Platymonas subcordiformis.The DMSP,AA,and DMS concentrations in culture media varied significantly among algal growth stages,with the highest concentrations in the late stationary growth stage or the senescent stage.In the stationary growth stage,the average DMSP concentration per cell in P.micans(0.066 5 pmol/cell) was 1.3 times that in G.oceanica(0.049 5 pmol/cell) and 20.2 times that in P.subcordiformis(0.003 29 pmol/cell).The average concentrations of AA were0.044 6,0.026 9,and 0.003 05 pmol/cell in P.micans,G.oceanica,and P.subcordiformis,respectively,higher than the concentrations of DMS(0.272,0.497,and 0.086 2 fmol/cell,respectively).There were significant positive correlations between cell density and AA,DMSP,and DMS concentrations.The ratios of DMS/AA and AA/(DMSP+AA) in the three algae differed significantly over the growth cycle.In all three microalgae,the DMS/AA ratios were less than 25%during the growth period,suggesting that the enzymatic cleavage pathway,which generates DMS,was not the main DMSP degradation pathway.The changes in the DMS/AA ratio indicated that there was a higher rate of enzymatic breakdown of DMSP in the early growth period and a lower rate during senescence.In all three microalgae,the AA/(DMSP+AA) ratio(degradation ratio of DMSP) decreased during the exponential growth phase,and then increased.The variations in these ratios can approximately indicate the cleavage mechanism of DMSP at different stages of algal growth.展开更多
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) is mainly produced by marine phytoplankton as an osmolyte, antioxidant,predator deterrent, or cryoprotectant. DMSP is also an important carbon and sulfur source for marine bacteria.Bac...Dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) is mainly produced by marine phytoplankton as an osmolyte, antioxidant,predator deterrent, or cryoprotectant. DMSP is also an important carbon and sulfur source for marine bacteria.Bacteria may metabolize DMSP via the demethylation pathway involving the DMSP demethylase gene(dmdA) or the cleavage pathway involving several different DMSP lyase genes. Most DMSP released into seawater is degraded by bacteria via demethylation. To test a hypothesis that the high gene frequency of dmdA among major marine taxa results in part from horizontal gene transfer(HGT) events, a total of thirty-one bacterial strains were isolated from Arctic Kongsfjorden seawater in this study. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that,except for strains BSw22118, BSw22131 and BSw22132 belonging to the genera Colwellia, Pseudomonas and Glaciecola, respectively, all bacteria fell into the genus Pseudoalteromonas. DmdA genes were detected in five distantly related bacterial strains, including four Arctic strains(Pseudoalteromonas sp. BSw22112, Colwellia sp.BSw22118, Pseudomonas sp. BSw22131 and Glaciecola sp. BSw22132) and one Antarctic strain(Roseicitreum antarcticum ZS2–28). Their dmdA genes showed significant similarities(97.7%–98.3%) to that of Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS–3, which was originally isolated from temperate coastal seawater. In addition, the sequence of the gene transfer agent(GTA) capsid protein gene(g5) detected in Antarctic strain ZS2–28 exhibited a genetically closely related to that of Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS–3. Among the five tested strains, only Pseudomonas sp. BSw22131 could grow using DMSP as the sole carbon source. The results of this study support the hypothesis of HGT for dmdA among taxonomically heterogeneous bacterioplankton, and suggest a wide distribution of functional gene(i.e., dmdA) in global marine environments.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 41030858 and 40525017)the Changjiang Scholars Program,Ministry of Education of China,the Science and Technology Key Project of Shandong Province (No. 2006GG2205024)the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province
文摘The effects of changing salinity and nitrogen limitation on dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) and dimethylsulfide(DMS) concentrations were investigated in batch cultures of coastal diatom Skeletonema costatum,an ecologically important species.Changes in salinity from 20-32 caused no measurable variation in cell growth or culture yield,but increased intracellular DMSP per cell by 30%.Nitrogen limitation caused up to a two-fold increase in total DMSP per cell and up to a three-fold increase in DMS per cell.These changes in DMSP and DMS per cell in the Skeletonema costatum cultures with nitrogen limitation and changing salinity were primarily attributed to the physiological functions of DMSP as an osmolyte and an antioxidant.The data obtained in this study indicated that nitrogen limitation and salinity may play an important role in climate feedback mechanisms involving biologically derived DMS.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 40525017 and 40476034the Changjiang Scholars Programme,Ministry of Education of China+1 种基金the Science and Technology Key Project of Shandong Province under contract No.2006GG2205024the "Taishan Scholar" Special Research Fund of Shandong Province,China
文摘The production of dimethylsulfide （DMS） and dimethylsulfoniopropionate （DMSP） by marine microalgae was investigated to elucidate more on the role of marine phytoplankton in ocean-atmosphere interactions in the global biogeochemical sulfur cycle.Axenic laboratory cultures of four marine microalgae–Isochrysis galbana 8701,Pavlova viridis,Platymonas sp.and Chlorella were tested for DMSP production and conversion into DMS.Among these four microalgae,Isochrysis galbana 8701 and Pavlova viridis are two species of Haptophyta,while Chlorella and Platymonas sp.belong to Chlorophyta.The results demonstrate that the four algae can produce various amounts of DMS（P）,and their DMS（P） production was species specific.With similar cell size,more DMS was released by Haptophyta than that by Chlorophyta.DMS and dissolved DMSP （DMSPd） concentrations in algal cultures varied significantly during their life cycles.The highest release of DMS appeared in the senescent period for all the four algae.Variations in DMSP concentrations were in strong compliance with variations in algal cell densities during the growing period.A highly significant correlation was observed between the DMS and DMSPd concentrations in algal cultures,and there was a time lag for the variation trend of the DMS concentrations as compared with that of the DMSPd.The consistency of variation patterns of DMS and DMSPd implies that the DMSPd produced by phytoplankton cells has a marked effect on the production of DMS.In the present study,the authors’ results specify the significant contribution of the marine phytoplankton to DMS（P） production and the importance of biological control of DMS concentrations in oceanic water.
文摘Distribution of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and/or particulate dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPp) concentrations in the Jiaozhou Bay, Zhifu Bay and East China Sea were investigated during the period of 1994 - 1998. Both DMS and DMSPp levels showed remarkable temporal and spatial variations. High values occurred in the coastal or shelf waters and low values in the offshore waters. The highest levels were observed in spring or summer and lowest in autumn. DMS or DMSPp distribution patterns were associated with water mass on a large geographical scale, while biological and chemical factors were more likely influential on smaller-scale variations. Diatoms could play an important role in total DMS or DMSPp abundance in coastal waters. Nitrate was found to have a two-phase relationship with DMSPp concentrations: positive when nitrate concentration was lower than 1 mumol/L, and negative when it was above. Anthropogenic factors such as sewage input and aquaculture also showed influences on DMS or DMSPp concentration.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41006092)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 1015030101000002)
文摘The production of dimethylsulfoniopropionate （DMSP） and its cleavage products （DMS） are well studied in phytoplankton worldwide. However, less is known about their sources, distributions, and impacts in the coast of China. We examined the production of DMSP and DMS in Phaeocvstis globosa Scherffel and other benthic macroalgae from the South China coast in relation to environmental conditions. P. globosa was a harmful marine microalgal species and its bloom took place in the eutrophic waters along the South China Sea frequently. It also produced high content of DMSP at different growth stages, with the highest concentration usually observed in the stationary period. Moreover, the production of DMSP in P. globosa was significantly affected by salinity and temperature with the highest contents associated with high salinity （e.g. 40） and low temperature （e.g. 20℃）. In field benthic macroalgae, there was also a marked difference in the DMSP of various species or different samples of the same species. Chlorophyll a contents were also determined for each macroalgal species. The highest chlorophyll a （238.7 ng/g fresh weight） was recorded in Chlorophyta Ulva lactuca at Guishan Island （Zhuhai）, while the lowest value （1.5 ng/g fresh weight） was found in Rhodophyta Gracilaria tenuistipitata in Zhanjiang. Further correlation analysis indicated that there was no significant relationship between the content of DMSP and chl-a in macroalgae samples （P〉 0.05）. All the results suggested that the production of DMSP in marine algae was not only species- and stage-related, but also greatly affected by various environmental factors.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41320104008,41306069 and 41106071the Changjiang Scholars Programme,the Ministry of Education of China+1 种基金the Taishan Scholar Programme of Shandong Provincethe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘Temporal distributions of dimethylsulfide（DMS） and dimethylsulfoniopropionate（DMSP） were studied in the southern Yellow Sea（SYS） during April and September 2010. The mean concentrations（range） of DMS, dissolved and particulate DMSP（DMSPd and DMSPp） in the surface waters in spring are 1.69（0.48–4.92）, 3.18（0.68–6.75）and 15.81（2.82–52.33） nmol/L, respectively, and those in autumn are 2.80（1.33–5.10）, 5.45（2.19–11.30） and 30.63（6.24–137.87） nmol/L. On the whole, the distributions of DMS and DMSP in spring are completely different from those in autumn. In the central part of the SYS, the concentrations of DMS and DMSP in spring are obviously higher than those in autumn, but the opposite situation is found on the south of 34°N, which can be attributed to the differences in nutrients and phytoplankton biomass and composition between spring and autumn. Besides,the seasonal variations of water column stability and the Changjiang diluted water also have significant impact on the distributions of DMS and DMSP in spring and autumn on the south of 34°N. DMS and DMSPp concentrations coincide well with chlorophyll a（Chl a） levels in the spring cruise, suggesting that phytoplankton biomass may play an important role in controlling the distributions of DMS and DMSPp in the study area. Annual DMS emission rates range from 0.015 to 0.033 Tg/a（calculated by S）, respectively, using the equations of Liss and Merlivat（1986） and Wanninkhof（1992）. This result implies a significant relative contribution of the SYS to the global oceanic DMS fluxes.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41176062)
文摘We measured the concentrations of dimethylsulfide(DMS),acrylic acid(AA),and dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) during growth of three microalgae:Prorocentrum micans,Gephyrocapsa oceanica,and Platymonas subcordiformis.The DMSP,AA,and DMS concentrations in culture media varied significantly among algal growth stages,with the highest concentrations in the late stationary growth stage or the senescent stage.In the stationary growth stage,the average DMSP concentration per cell in P.micans(0.066 5 pmol/cell) was 1.3 times that in G.oceanica(0.049 5 pmol/cell) and 20.2 times that in P.subcordiformis(0.003 29 pmol/cell).The average concentrations of AA were0.044 6,0.026 9,and 0.003 05 pmol/cell in P.micans,G.oceanica,and P.subcordiformis,respectively,higher than the concentrations of DMS(0.272,0.497,and 0.086 2 fmol/cell,respectively).There were significant positive correlations between cell density and AA,DMSP,and DMS concentrations.The ratios of DMS/AA and AA/(DMSP+AA) in the three algae differed significantly over the growth cycle.In all three microalgae,the DMS/AA ratios were less than 25%during the growth period,suggesting that the enzymatic cleavage pathway,which generates DMS,was not the main DMSP degradation pathway.The changes in the DMS/AA ratio indicated that there was a higher rate of enzymatic breakdown of DMSP in the early growth period and a lower rate during senescence.In all three microalgae,the AA/(DMSP+AA) ratio(degradation ratio of DMSP) decreased during the exponential growth phase,and then increased.The variations in these ratios can approximately indicate the cleavage mechanism of DMSP at different stages of algal growth.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41476171the Chinese Polar Environment Comprehensive Investigation and Assessment Program under contract No.CHINARE04-01
文摘Dimethylsulfoniopropionate(DMSP) is mainly produced by marine phytoplankton as an osmolyte, antioxidant,predator deterrent, or cryoprotectant. DMSP is also an important carbon and sulfur source for marine bacteria.Bacteria may metabolize DMSP via the demethylation pathway involving the DMSP demethylase gene(dmdA) or the cleavage pathway involving several different DMSP lyase genes. Most DMSP released into seawater is degraded by bacteria via demethylation. To test a hypothesis that the high gene frequency of dmdA among major marine taxa results in part from horizontal gene transfer(HGT) events, a total of thirty-one bacterial strains were isolated from Arctic Kongsfjorden seawater in this study. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that,except for strains BSw22118, BSw22131 and BSw22132 belonging to the genera Colwellia, Pseudomonas and Glaciecola, respectively, all bacteria fell into the genus Pseudoalteromonas. DmdA genes were detected in five distantly related bacterial strains, including four Arctic strains(Pseudoalteromonas sp. BSw22112, Colwellia sp.BSw22118, Pseudomonas sp. BSw22131 and Glaciecola sp. BSw22132) and one Antarctic strain(Roseicitreum antarcticum ZS2–28). Their dmdA genes showed significant similarities(97.7%–98.3%) to that of Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS–3, which was originally isolated from temperate coastal seawater. In addition, the sequence of the gene transfer agent(GTA) capsid protein gene(g5) detected in Antarctic strain ZS2–28 exhibited a genetically closely related to that of Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS–3. Among the five tested strains, only Pseudomonas sp. BSw22131 could grow using DMSP as the sole carbon source. The results of this study support the hypothesis of HGT for dmdA among taxonomically heterogeneous bacterioplankton, and suggest a wide distribution of functional gene(i.e., dmdA) in global marine environments.
