A bloom caused by a diatom, Thalassiosira curviseriata Takano （Bacillariophyta） , is recorded in the East China Sea for the first time in China during a red tide investigation cruise （MC2005 -2） from 27 March to 1...A bloom caused by a diatom, Thalassiosira curviseriata Takano （Bacillariophyta） , is recorded in the East China Sea for the first time in China during a red tide investigation cruise （MC2005 -2） from 27 March to 12 April 2005. This bloom was developed with the competition of Chaetoceros debilis and Skeletonema spp. The highest cell density of T. curviseriata, which has reached 1.27 × 10^6 cells/dm3, was found in the surface and middle water layers of Stas ZD, ZB in the East China Sea （27. 22°-29.48°N, 121.53° - 122. 98°E）in early spring in 2005. During the blooming period of T. curviseriata, the population with high cell density was found in the water area with temperature of 10 -15 ℃ and salinity of 29.0 - 33.5. The percentage of the predominant species, T. curviseriata, has reached 95.8% of total diatom cells at one time in the middle water layer. The morphological characteristics of T. curviseriata, were observed with light microscope （LM） and transmission electronic microscope （TEM）. The cells are 5.0 - 12. 6 μm in diameter, connecting each other by mucilaginous thread to form spiral and curved chains. Description and LM and TEM images of T. curviseriata are presented. T. curviseriata is ecologically characterized by eurythermy and euryhalinity, and its population variation is affected mainly by silicate, the ratios of phosphorus to silicon and nitrogen to silicon.展开更多
Phosphorus（P） is one of the key nutrients for the growth of phytoplankton. In this study, we used a method coupling label-free quantitation with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry（LFQ–LC–MS/MS） to track th...Phosphorus（P） is one of the key nutrients for the growth of phytoplankton. In this study, we used a method coupling label-free quantitation with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry（LFQ–LC–MS/MS） to track the change of relative protein abundance between P-replete and P-deficient treatments in a non-model diatom, Thalassiosira weissflogii. Out of the 631 proteins identified, 132 were found to have significant changes in abundance（〉1.5 folds） between the two treatments, especially those proteins involved in macromolecular biosynthesis pathways. For example, the up-regulation of sulfolipid biosynthesis protein in the P-deficient culture suggested a switch from using phospholipids to sulfolipids. In addition, the ribosome subunits and tRNA synthetases were down-regulated, which might explain the decrease in protein content in the P-deficient culture. A vacuolar sorting receptor homologous protein was found to be 9.2-folds up-regulated under P-deficiency, indicating an enhancement in the vacuolar sorting pathway for protein degradation. Our results show that T. weissflogii has sophisticated responses in multiple macromolecular metabolism pathways under P-deficiency, a mechanism which can be critical for this species to survive under various levels of P availability in the environment展开更多
Gene specific primers and DNA probe were designed based on the sequence of 18S rDNA cloned from the red tide alga Thalassiosira rotula. A real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR （RFQ - PCR） method was developed for q...Gene specific primers and DNA probe were designed based on the sequence of 18S rDNA cloned from the red tide alga Thalassiosira rotula. A real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR （RFQ - PCR） method was developed for quantitative detection of T. rotula. The RFQ - PCR assay data showed that the results obtained with the RFQ - PCR quite good agreement with those with the light microscope （LM） counting method, which suggested that the RFQ - PCR could be a useful method for red tide alga detection.展开更多
The presence of diatoms is accompanied by the production of a large amount of extracellular polymeric substances,which are mainly composed of carbohydrates.Transparent exopolymer particles(TEP)are a large class of ext...The presence of diatoms is accompanied by the production of a large amount of extracellular polymeric substances,which are mainly composed of carbohydrates.Transparent exopolymer particles(TEP)are a large class of extracellular polymeric substances with high stickiness that promotes the formation of aggregates and marine snow,which affects marine bio-carbon pump efficiency.The purpose of this research was to determine how temperature increases affect the allocation of cellular carbohydrates and the formation and aggregation of TEP.The results showed that the responses of two different diatom species(Thalassiosira weissflogii and Skeletonema marinoi)differed according to temperature.The cell density and chlorophyll a concentration of the former were not significantly correlated with temperature,while those of the latter were significantly decreased with increasing temperature.This indicates that the two species of diatom may have different heat tolerance ranges.A temperature increase will promote significant formation of TEP by both types of diatoms,including aggregation of S.marinoi as the temperature rises,meaning that the high temperature will produce an aggregate with a larger particle size and thus may increase the sedimentation rate of organic carbon.Moreover,the TEP aggregation of T.weissflogii did not increase;therefore,its particle size was smaller,and so it may remain on the sea surface at high temperatures for longer periods.These influences have a profound impact on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon.展开更多
The effects of light on the fluorescence characteristics and biochemical composition of a marine diatom Tha-lassiosira pseudonana in light and dark cycles were investigated with semi-continuous culture. The results in...The effects of light on the fluorescence characteristics and biochemical composition of a marine diatom Tha-lassiosira pseudonana in light and dark cycles were investigated with semi-continuous culture. The results indicate that, with the increase of growing light intensity, DCMU enhanced fluorescence yield (Fd/Chl), enhanced fluorescence ratio (Fd/F) , cellular carbohydrate content. carbohydrate/chlorophyll a and carbohydrate/protein ratio increased , but the fluorescence yield and cellular chlorophyll a content decreased; The protein content declined with the increase of light intensity in the range of 10- 100 μmol/ (m2·s) and increased at higher than 100 μmol/ (m2·s). Sampling time during the day had great effect on the relationships between growing light intensity and cellular chlorophyll a , carbohydrate content , carbohydrate/chlorophyll a and carbohydrate/protein ratio.展开更多
The effects of nutrients on the fluorescence characteristics and biochemical composition of marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana 3H in light and dark cycles were investigated with continuous culture. The results sho...The effects of nutrients on the fluorescence characteristics and biochemical composition of marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana 3H in light and dark cycles were investigated with continuous culture. The results show that with the increase of nutrient deficiency, the ratio of enhanced fluorescence to fluorescence (Fd/F), cellular chloropyll-a and protein content of the algae decline, but the fluorescence yield (F/Chl) , DCMU enhanced fluorescence yield (Fd/Chl) , cellular carbohydrate content, carbohydrate/Chl, protein/Chl, carbohydrate/protein increase. The changing amplitude of each parameter is different at different nutrition status, sampling time and different light intensity.展开更多
In this study, biosilica of high purity was successfully prepared from marine diatom( Nitzschia closterium and Thalassiosira) biomass using an optimized novel method with acid washing treatment followed by thermal tre...In this study, biosilica of high purity was successfully prepared from marine diatom( Nitzschia closterium and Thalassiosira) biomass using an optimized novel method with acid washing treatment followed by thermal treatment of the biomass. The optimal condition of the method was 2% diluted HCl washing and baking at 600°C. The SiO_2 contents of N. closterium biosilica and Thalassiosira biosilica were 92.23% and 91.52%, respectively, which were both higher than that of diatomite biosilica. The SiO_2 morphologies of both biosilica are typical amorphous silica. Besides, N. closterium biosilica possessed micropores and fibers with a surface area of 59.81 m^2/g. And Thalassiosira biosilica possessed a mesoporous hierarchical skeleton with a surface area of 9.91 m^2/g. The results suggest that the biosilica samples obtained in this study present highly porous structures. The prepared porous biosilica material possesses great potential to be used as drug delivery carrier, biosensor, biocatalyst as well as adsorbent in the future.展开更多
We cultured different-sized fractions of dominant phytoplankton species,Skeletonema costatum,Chaetoceros curvisetus,and Thalassiosira nordenski ldii,collected in different sea areas in various seasons,and measured and...We cultured different-sized fractions of dominant phytoplankton species,Skeletonema costatum,Chaetoceros curvisetus,and Thalassiosira nordenski ldii,collected in different sea areas in various seasons,and measured and compared their C,N,P,Si contents.The N content of these species is similar,while the C,P,and Si contents of S.costatum from eutrophic Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary are higher than those from Jiaozhou Bay (JZB),particularly the content of Si.The C,N,P,and Si contents of cultured phytoplankton in JZB increase with size fraction augmentation,and the percentages of C,N,and P follow the same trend,while the percentage of Si remain constant.Moreover,S.costatum from small-sized fraction assimilated Si more easily than C.curvisetus and T.nordenski ldii,which is explained by the dominance of S.costatum under the conditions of low SiO 3-Si concentration in JZB.The C,N,P,and Si contents of cultured S.costatum collected during summer and winter are higher,which is consistent with the phytoplankton blooming seasons in JZB.The SiO 3-Si concentration of seawater during spring restrain the growth of phytoplankton,supported by the fact that the N,P,and Si contents and their ratios in cells of cultured S.costatum are low in spring season.展开更多
Diatoms are unicellular eukaryotic phytoplankton that account for approximately 20%of global carbon fixation and 40%of marine primary productivity;thus,they are essential for global carbon biogeochemical cycling and c...Diatoms are unicellular eukaryotic phytoplankton that account for approximately 20%of global carbon fixation and 40%of marine primary productivity;thus,they are essential for global carbon biogeochemical cycling and climate.The availability of ten diatom genome sequences has facilitated evolutionary,biological and ecological research over the past decade;however,a complimentary map of the diatom proteome with direct measurements of proteins and peptides is still lacking.Here,we present a proteome map of the model marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana using high-resolution mass spectrometry combined with a proteogenomic strategy.In-depth proteomic profiling of three different growth phases and three nutrient-deficient samples identified 9526 proteins,accounting for~81%of the predicted protein-coding genes.Proteogenomic analysis identified 1235 novel genes,975 revised genes,104 splice variants and 234 single amino acid variants.Furthermore,our quantitative proteomic analysis experimentally demonstrated that a considerable number of novel genes were differentially translated under different nutrient conditions.These findings substantially improve the genome annotation of T.pseudonana and provide insights into new biological functions of diatoms.This relatively comprehensive diatom proteome catalog will complement available diatom genome and transcriptome data to advance biological and ecological research of marine diatoms.展开更多
The response of Prorocentrum donghaiense and Thalassiosira weissfiogii pigments under nitrate （N） and phosphate （P） limitation were studied using HPLC and in vivo fluorescence protocols in batch cultures. For P. d...The response of Prorocentrum donghaiense and Thalassiosira weissfiogii pigments under nitrate （N） and phosphate （P） limitation were studied using HPLC and in vivo fluorescence protocols in batch cultures. For P. donghaiense, the pigment ratio was kept stable under different nutrient conditions from the results of HPLC. For T. weissflogii, there was a lower ratio of chlorophyllide to Chl a during the exponential phase, but the reverse during the stationary phase. Different members of the phytoplankton had different pigments response mechanisms under nutrient limitation. From the results of in vivo fluorescence, the ratio of peridinin to Chl a for P. donghaiense increased in nutrient-free culture, while it was kept stable for nutrient-limited cultures during the exponential phase. For T. weissflogii, the ratio of fucoxanthin to Chl a for each culture increased during the exponential phase, but the ratio under N limitation was apparently lower than that for P limitation during the stationary phase. The results indicate that both pigment ratios from HPLC and in vivo fluorescence of To weissflogii were changed greatly under different nutrient conditions, which suggests that both ratios could be used as indicators of algal physiological status in different nutrient conditions.展开更多
基金The Major State Basic Research Development Program ("973" Program) of China under contract Nos 2001CB409701 and 2005CB422305the Special Prophase Project of Fujian Science and Technology Major Program of China under contract No. 2005YZ1024the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 40627001 and 40476055
文摘A bloom caused by a diatom, Thalassiosira curviseriata Takano （Bacillariophyta） , is recorded in the East China Sea for the first time in China during a red tide investigation cruise （MC2005 -2） from 27 March to 12 April 2005. This bloom was developed with the competition of Chaetoceros debilis and Skeletonema spp. The highest cell density of T. curviseriata, which has reached 1.27 × 10^6 cells/dm3, was found in the surface and middle water layers of Stas ZD, ZB in the East China Sea （27. 22°-29.48°N, 121.53° - 122. 98°E）in early spring in 2005. During the blooming period of T. curviseriata, the population with high cell density was found in the water area with temperature of 10 -15 ℃ and salinity of 29.0 - 33.5. The percentage of the predominant species, T. curviseriata, has reached 95.8% of total diatom cells at one time in the middle water layer. The morphological characteristics of T. curviseriata, were observed with light microscope （LM） and transmission electronic microscope （TEM）. The cells are 5.0 - 12. 6 μm in diameter, connecting each other by mucilaginous thread to form spiral and curved chains. Description and LM and TEM images of T. curviseriata are presented. T. curviseriata is ecologically characterized by eurythermy and euryhalinity, and its population variation is affected mainly by silicate, the ratios of phosphorus to silicon and nitrogen to silicon.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under contract No.40925018the National Basic Research Program(973 Program)under contract No.2011CB403603
文摘Phosphorus（P） is one of the key nutrients for the growth of phytoplankton. In this study, we used a method coupling label-free quantitation with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry（LFQ–LC–MS/MS） to track the change of relative protein abundance between P-replete and P-deficient treatments in a non-model diatom, Thalassiosira weissflogii. Out of the 631 proteins identified, 132 were found to have significant changes in abundance（〉1.5 folds） between the two treatments, especially those proteins involved in macromolecular biosynthesis pathways. For example, the up-regulation of sulfolipid biosynthesis protein in the P-deficient culture suggested a switch from using phospholipids to sulfolipids. In addition, the ribosome subunits and tRNA synthetases were down-regulated, which might explain the decrease in protein content in the P-deficient culture. A vacuolar sorting receptor homologous protein was found to be 9.2-folds up-regulated under P-deficiency, indicating an enhancement in the vacuolar sorting pathway for protein degradation. Our results show that T. weissflogii has sophisticated responses in multiple macromolecular metabolism pathways under P-deficiency, a mechanism which can be critical for this species to survive under various levels of P availability in the environment
基金The research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.40406028the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China under contract No.2001AA635090.
文摘Gene specific primers and DNA probe were designed based on the sequence of 18S rDNA cloned from the red tide alga Thalassiosira rotula. A real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR （RFQ - PCR） method was developed for quantitative detection of T. rotula. The RFQ - PCR assay data showed that the results obtained with the RFQ - PCR quite good agreement with those with the light microscope （LM） counting method, which suggested that the RFQ - PCR could be a useful method for red tide alga detection.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31500411)the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region International Platform Project(No.2019AC17008)+4 种基金the Guangxi Beihai Science and Technology Research Focus(Nos.201995048202082021 and 2019D05)the U.S.National Science Foundation(No.OCE 0726369)the Special Fund for Asian Regional Cooperation‘2019 China-ASEAN Marine Science and Technology Cooperation Seminar Project’the China Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)Cooperation Fund Project‘APEC Typical Regional Coral Reef Ecosystem Comprehensive Assessment Technology and Management Cooperation Research’the‘Bilateral and Multilateral International Cooperation’Project of the Central Financial Allocation Program in 2019 and 2020。
文摘The presence of diatoms is accompanied by the production of a large amount of extracellular polymeric substances,which are mainly composed of carbohydrates.Transparent exopolymer particles(TEP)are a large class of extracellular polymeric substances with high stickiness that promotes the formation of aggregates and marine snow,which affects marine bio-carbon pump efficiency.The purpose of this research was to determine how temperature increases affect the allocation of cellular carbohydrates and the formation and aggregation of TEP.The results showed that the responses of two different diatom species(Thalassiosira weissflogii and Skeletonema marinoi)differed according to temperature.The cell density and chlorophyll a concentration of the former were not significantly correlated with temperature,while those of the latter were significantly decreased with increasing temperature.This indicates that the two species of diatom may have different heat tolerance ranges.A temperature increase will promote significant formation of TEP by both types of diatoms,including aggregation of S.marinoi as the temperature rises,meaning that the high temperature will produce an aggregate with a larger particle size and thus may increase the sedimentation rate of organic carbon.Moreover,the TEP aggregation of T.weissflogii did not increase;therefore,its particle size was smaller,and so it may remain on the sea surface at high temperatures for longer periods.These influences have a profound impact on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon.
文摘The effects of light on the fluorescence characteristics and biochemical composition of a marine diatom Tha-lassiosira pseudonana in light and dark cycles were investigated with semi-continuous culture. The results indicate that, with the increase of growing light intensity, DCMU enhanced fluorescence yield (Fd/Chl), enhanced fluorescence ratio (Fd/F) , cellular carbohydrate content. carbohydrate/chlorophyll a and carbohydrate/protein ratio increased , but the fluorescence yield and cellular chlorophyll a content decreased; The protein content declined with the increase of light intensity in the range of 10- 100 μmol/ (m2·s) and increased at higher than 100 μmol/ (m2·s). Sampling time during the day had great effect on the relationships between growing light intensity and cellular chlorophyll a , carbohydrate content , carbohydrate/chlorophyll a and carbohydrate/protein ratio.
文摘The effects of nutrients on the fluorescence characteristics and biochemical composition of marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana 3H in light and dark cycles were investigated with continuous culture. The results show that with the increase of nutrient deficiency, the ratio of enhanced fluorescence to fluorescence (Fd/F), cellular chloropyll-a and protein content of the algae decline, but the fluorescence yield (F/Chl) , DCMU enhanced fluorescence yield (Fd/Chl) , cellular carbohydrate content, carbohydrate/Chl, protein/Chl, carbohydrate/protein increase. The changing amplitude of each parameter is different at different nutrition status, sampling time and different light intensity.
基金Supported by the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean,China(No.201305022)the PhD Start-up Fund of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(No.2014A030310326)
文摘In this study, biosilica of high purity was successfully prepared from marine diatom( Nitzschia closterium and Thalassiosira) biomass using an optimized novel method with acid washing treatment followed by thermal treatment of the biomass. The optimal condition of the method was 2% diluted HCl washing and baking at 600°C. The SiO_2 contents of N. closterium biosilica and Thalassiosira biosilica were 92.23% and 91.52%, respectively, which were both higher than that of diatomite biosilica. The SiO_2 morphologies of both biosilica are typical amorphous silica. Besides, N. closterium biosilica possessed micropores and fibers with a surface area of 59.81 m^2/g. And Thalassiosira biosilica possessed a mesoporous hierarchical skeleton with a surface area of 9.91 m^2/g. The results suggest that the biosilica samples obtained in this study present highly porous structures. The prepared porous biosilica material possesses great potential to be used as drug delivery carrier, biosensor, biocatalyst as well as adsorbent in the future.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40776043)National Natural Science Foundation of China for Creative Research Groups (No. 40821004)
文摘We cultured different-sized fractions of dominant phytoplankton species,Skeletonema costatum,Chaetoceros curvisetus,and Thalassiosira nordenski ldii,collected in different sea areas in various seasons,and measured and compared their C,N,P,Si contents.The N content of these species is similar,while the C,P,and Si contents of S.costatum from eutrophic Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary are higher than those from Jiaozhou Bay (JZB),particularly the content of Si.The C,N,P,and Si contents of cultured phytoplankton in JZB increase with size fraction augmentation,and the percentages of C,N,and P follow the same trend,while the percentage of Si remain constant.Moreover,S.costatum from small-sized fraction assimilated Si more easily than C.curvisetus and T.nordenski ldii,which is explained by the dominance of S.costatum under the conditions of low SiO 3-Si concentration in JZB.The C,N,P,and Si contents of cultured S.costatum collected during summer and winter are higher,which is consistent with the phytoplankton blooming seasons in JZB.The SiO 3-Si concentration of seawater during spring restrain the growth of phytoplankton,supported by the fact that the N,P,and Si contents and their ratios in cells of cultured S.costatum are low in spring season.
基金This work was partially supported by research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.42030404 and 41425021)the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China(Project No.2015CB954003)D-ZW was also supported by the Ten Thousand Talents Program for leading talents in science and technological innovation.
文摘Diatoms are unicellular eukaryotic phytoplankton that account for approximately 20%of global carbon fixation and 40%of marine primary productivity;thus,they are essential for global carbon biogeochemical cycling and climate.The availability of ten diatom genome sequences has facilitated evolutionary,biological and ecological research over the past decade;however,a complimentary map of the diatom proteome with direct measurements of proteins and peptides is still lacking.Here,we present a proteome map of the model marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana using high-resolution mass spectrometry combined with a proteogenomic strategy.In-depth proteomic profiling of three different growth phases and three nutrient-deficient samples identified 9526 proteins,accounting for~81%of the predicted protein-coding genes.Proteogenomic analysis identified 1235 novel genes,975 revised genes,104 splice variants and 234 single amino acid variants.Furthermore,our quantitative proteomic analysis experimentally demonstrated that a considerable number of novel genes were differentially translated under different nutrient conditions.These findings substantially improve the genome annotation of T.pseudonana and provide insights into new biological functions of diatoms.This relatively comprehensive diatom proteome catalog will complement available diatom genome and transcriptome data to advance biological and ecological research of marine diatoms.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （40076031 40376043）, the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation （20060400854, to J. J. Hou） and the National Basic Research Programme （2001CB409704）.The authors would like to thank Mr Xiang-Hui Dai, Hao Zhang, Jia-Bing Lin and Wei-Min Yuan in Environmental Science Research Center, Xiamen University for their assistance during this study. Prof. Ivor John Hodgkiss in Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Hong Kong is thanked for carefully reviewing the manuscript and giving many constructive suggestions.
文摘The response of Prorocentrum donghaiense and Thalassiosira weissfiogii pigments under nitrate （N） and phosphate （P） limitation were studied using HPLC and in vivo fluorescence protocols in batch cultures. For P. donghaiense, the pigment ratio was kept stable under different nutrient conditions from the results of HPLC. For T. weissflogii, there was a lower ratio of chlorophyllide to Chl a during the exponential phase, but the reverse during the stationary phase. Different members of the phytoplankton had different pigments response mechanisms under nutrient limitation. From the results of in vivo fluorescence, the ratio of peridinin to Chl a for P. donghaiense increased in nutrient-free culture, while it was kept stable for nutrient-limited cultures during the exponential phase. For T. weissflogii, the ratio of fucoxanthin to Chl a for each culture increased during the exponential phase, but the ratio under N limitation was apparently lower than that for P limitation during the stationary phase. The results indicate that both pigment ratios from HPLC and in vivo fluorescence of To weissflogii were changed greatly under different nutrient conditions, which suggests that both ratios could be used as indicators of algal physiological status in different nutrient conditions.
