Mechanism by Which MC Controls Harmful Algal Blooms Revealed by Cell Morphology of Aureococcus anophagefferens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15461237 |
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| Authors | Jianan Zhu (0000-0002-1601-7558, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zhiming Yu (0000-0003-0377-1129, Chinese Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Liyan He (0000-0003-1613-3441, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Xihua Cao (0000-0002-9034-4020, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Hena Ji (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Xiuxian Song (Chinese Academy of Sciences) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 11191-11191 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182111191 |
| PMID | 34769710 |
| OpenAlex | W3208090101 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
On the basis of field experience, a bloom does not continue after treatment with modified clay (MC), even though the residual harmful algal bloom (HAB) biomass accounts for 20-30% of the initial cells. This interesting phenomenon indicates that, in addition to causing flocculation, MC can inhibit the growth of residual cells. Here, from a cell morphology perspective, Aureococcus anophagefferens was used as a model organism to explore this scientific issue and clarify the mechanism by which MC mitigates harmful algal blooms (HABs). The results showed that, at an ~70% removal efficiency, neutral clay (NC) could not effectively inhibit the growth of residual cells, although it caused various forms of damage to residual cells, such as cell deformation, cell breakage, decreased extracellular polysaccharides (EPS), increased cell membrane permeability, and increased cytoplasmic granularity, due to physical collisions. After modification, some physical and chemical properties of the clay particle surface were changed; for example, the surface electrical properties changed from negative to positive, lamellar spacing increased, hardness decreased, adhesion chains increased, adhesion improved, and the number of absorption sites increased, enhancing the occurrence of chemical and electrochemical effects and physical collisions with residual cells, leading to severe cell deformation and chemical cell breakage. Thus, MC effectively inhibited the growth of residual cells and controlled HABs
Algal bloom · Biology · Breakage · Cell · Cell adhesion · Composite material · Flocculation · Phytoplankton · Algal biology and biofuel production · Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition · Chemical Engineering · Chemistry · Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis · Materials Science · Biochemistry · Biophysics · Cell Biology · Ecology
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