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1.College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
2.College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
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Received:25 March 2024,
Published:01 November 2024
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HE Qiang,LIU Zhiming,LI Ming.Effects of aeration induced turbulence on colonial morphology and microcystin release of the bloom-forming cyanoabcterium Microcystis[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2024,42(06):1827-1838.
HE Qiang,LIU Zhiming,LI Ming.Effects of aeration induced turbulence on colonial morphology and microcystin release of the bloom-forming cyanoabcterium Microcystis[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2024,42(06):1827-1838. DOI: 0.1007/s00343-024-4096-7.
Aeration induced turbulence was considered as an important measure to control the occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in many lakes. Different aeration intensities were set for the culture of
Microcystis
aeruginosa
based on the formation of
Microcystis
colony at high iron conce
ntrations. The turbulent dissipation rate was calculated using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to evaluate the intensity of turbulence. The effects of turbulence on the formation of
Microcystis
colony and the release of microcystin were analyzed. Results show that turbulence produced by aeration promoted the growth of
Microcystis
compared to that in stagnant water. Low intensity turbulence (4×10
-8
–1×10
-7
m
2
/s
3
) promoted the formation of
Microcystis
colonies
but high intensity turbulence (1.28×10
-6
–1.8×10
-5
m
2
/s
3
) did not. The increase in the number of cells per colony was slower than that in total biomass
indicating that the low intensity turbulence induced colony formation via cell division
while the high level turbulence disaggregated colonies formed by both cell division and cell adhesion. Low aeration intensity induced more production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the cells of
Microcystis
than those in high aeration intensity. In addition
the content of microcystin (MC)-LR in the cells was positively correlated with turbulence intensity
showing that turbulence affected not only the growth and aggregation of
Microcystis
colonies but also their toxin production. These findings provide a better understanding of the cyanobacterial bloom formation mechanisms and help to propose feasible methods to prevent the formation of
Microcystis
colonies in a natural environment.
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