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Teng J, Xu Q, Zhang H, Yu R, Liu C, Song M, Cao X, Du X, Tao S, Yan H. Enzymatic mechanism of MlrB for catalyzing linearized microcystins by Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1389235. [PMID: 38711965 PMCID: PMC11070527 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1389235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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Microcystins (MCs) are the most widespread cyanobacterial toxins in eutrophic water body. As high toxic intermediate metabolites, linearized MCs are further catalyzed by linearized microcystinase (MlrB) of Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05. Here MlrB structure was studied by comprizing with a model representative of the penicillin-recognizing enzyme family via homology modeling. The key active sites of MlrB were predicted by molecular docking, and further verified by site-directed mutagenesis. A comprehensive enzymatic mechanism for linearized MCs biodegradation by MlrB was proposed: S77 transferred a proton to H307 to promote a nucleophilic attack on the peptide bond (Ala-Leu in MC-LR or Ala-Arg in MC-RR) of linearized MCs to form the amide intermediate. Then water was involved to break the peptide bond and produced the tetrapeptide as product. Meanwhile, four amino acid residues (K80, Y171, N173 and D245) acted synergistically to stabilize the substrate and intermediate transition states. This study firstly revealed the enzymatic mechanism of MlrB for biodegrading linearized MCs with both computer simulation and experimental verification.
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- Junhui Teng
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute for Drug Control, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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Anzilotti S, Valente V, Brancaccio P, Franco C, Casamassa A, Lombardi G, Palazzi A, Conte A, Paladino S, Canzoniero LMT, Annunziato L, Pierantoni GM, Pignataro G. Chronic exposure to l-BMAA cyanotoxin induces cytoplasmic TDP-43 accumulation and glial activation, reproducing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like phenotype in mice. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 167:115503. [PMID: 37729728 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and often fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of Motor Neurons (MNs) in spinal cord, motor cortex and brainstem. Despite significant efforts in the field, the exact pathogenetic mechanisms underlying both familial and sporadic forms of ALS have not been fully elucidated, and the therapeutic possibilities are still very limited. Here we investigate the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration induced by chronic exposure to the environmental cyanotoxin L-BMAA, which causes a form of ALS/Parkinson's disease (PD) in several populations consuming food and/or water containing high amounts of this compound. METHODS In this effort, mice were chronically exposed to L-BMAA and analyzed at different time points to evaluate cellular and molecular alterations and behavioral deficits, performing MTT assay, immunoblot, immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry analysis, and behavioral tests. RESULTS We found that cyanotoxin L-BMAA determines apoptotic cell death and a marked astrogliosis in spinal cord and motor cortex, and induces neurotoxicity by favoring TDP-43 cytoplasmic accumulation. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our results characterize a new versatile neurotoxic animal model of ALS that may be useful for the identification of new druggable targets to develop innovative therapeutic strategies for this disease.
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- Serenella Anzilotti
- Department of Science and Technology, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technology, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technology, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy.
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy.
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Teng J, Song M, Xu Q, Zou Q, Zhang H, Yin C, Liu X, Liu Y, Yan H. Purification and Activity of the Second Recombinant Enzyme for Biodegrading Linearized Microcystins by Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:494. [PMID: 37624251 PMCID: PMC10467064 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15080494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Hepatotoxic microcystins (MCs) are produced and released by the harmful bloom-forming cyanobacteria, which severely threaten drinking water safety and human health due to their high toxicity, widespread distribution, and structural stability. The linearized microcystinase (MlrB) further hydrolyses the poisonous linearized MCs produced by the microcystinase-catalysed MCs to form tetrapeptides. Here, the purification and activity of MlrB were investigated. The results showed that the linearized products generated by 12.5 mg/L MC-LR and MC-RR were removed by purified recombinant MlrB at a protein concentration of 1 mg/L within 30 min. The high catalytic activity of MlrB can be obtained via heterologous expression and affinity purification, which lays the foundation for further studies on the properties and mechanism of MCs biodegradation enzymes.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; (J.T.)
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Jachniak E, Jaguś A. Assessment of the trophic state of the Soła River dam cascade, Polish Carpathians: a comparison of the methodology. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5896. [PMID: 37041190 PMCID: PMC10090065 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33040-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
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The aim of this research was to determine the trophic state of mountain dam reservoirs, which are characterized by greater hydrological and ecological dynamics than lowland reservoirs. The trophic state of three dam reservoirs forming a cascade system was investigated. Trophic evaluation was carried out based on multiple criteria, i.e., (1) the content of chlorophyll a in the water, (2) planktonic algal biomass, (3) groups and species of algae, (4) the total phosphorus concentration in the water, and (5) the Integral Trophic State index (ITS). The analyzed parameters were characterized by high variability during the study period, which to a large extent may have resulted from the mountain environmental conditions. The greatest dynamics concerned parameters related to phytoplankton development. Unequivocal determinations of the trophic states of the reservoirs were difficult; however, it was found that in successive reservoirs of the cascade (from the highest to the lowest), a reduction in water fertility occurred.
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- Ewa Jachniak
- Department of Environmental Protection and Engineering, University of Bielsko-Biala, Willowa 2, 43-300, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Engineering, University of Bielsko-Biala, Willowa 2, 43-300, Bielsko-Biała, Poland.
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Xie Y, Sheng Y, Li D, He F, Du J, Jiang L, Luo C, Li G, Zhang D. Change of the structure and assembly of bacterial and photosynthetic communities by the ecological engineering practices in Dianchi Lake. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 315:120386. [PMID: 36228847 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cyanobacterial bloom challenges the aquatic ecosystem and ecological restoration is an effective approach for cyanobacterial bloom control, but the change of aquatic community after ecological restoration is still unclear. Dianchi Lake is an eutrophic lake with frequent cyanobacterial blooms in China, and recent ecological restoration projects in Caohai (north part) have a satisfactory performance. In this study, we collected 249 water samples at 23 sites from Dianchi Lake to explore the relationships between water physicochemical variables and aquatic microbial communities. Water physicochemical variables in Waihai (south part) intensively changed along time, whereas those in Caohai did not. Photoautotrophic communities were significantly divergent between Caohai and Waihai. Waihai had a lower diversity of photoautotrophic community, containing higher abundance of Cyanophyceae (89.9%) than Caohai (42.7%). Nutrient level and Cyanophyceae only exhibited strong correlations in Wahai (p < 0.05). Redundancy analysis and microbial ecological network suggested that microbial communities in Caohai had a higher stability. Deterministic process dominated the microbial assembly (50-80% for bacteria and >90% for photoautotrophs), and particularly in Caohai. Our results unraveled that the structure and assembly of bacterial and photoautotrophic communities significantly changed after ecological restoration, offering valuable suggestions that photosynthetic diversity should be focused for other ecological restoration projects.
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- Yucheng Xie
- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China.
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- Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, OH, 45056, USA
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Water Environment Research Division, Kunming Dianchi & Plateau Lakes Institute, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Water Environment Research Division, Kunming Dianchi & Plateau Lakes Institute, Kunming, 650000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China.
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Impact of Stagnation on the Diversity of Cyanobacteria in Drinking Water Treatment Plant Sludge. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14110749. [PMID: 36355999 PMCID: PMC9697381 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14110749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Health-related concerns about cyanobacteria-laden sludge of drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) have been raised in the past few years. Microscopic taxonomy, shotgun metagenomic sequencing, and microcystin (MC) measurement were applied to study the fate of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins after controlled sludge storage (stagnation) in the dark in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant within 7 to 38 days. For four out of eight dates, cyanobacterial cell growth was observed by total taxonomic cell counts during sludge stagnation. The highest observed cell growth was 96% after 16 days of stagnation. Cell growth was dominated by potential MC producers such as Microcystis, Aphanocapsa, Chroococcus, and Dolichospermum. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing unveiled that stagnation stress shifts the cyanobacterial communities from the stress-sensitive Nostocales (e.g., Dolichospermum) order towards less compromised orders and potential MC producers such as Chroococcales (e.g., Microcystis) and Synechococcales (e.g., Synechococcus). The relative increase of cyanotoxin producers presents a health challenge when the supernatant of the stored sludge is recycled to the head of the DWTP or discharged into the source. These findings emphasize the importance of a strategy to manage cyanobacteria-laden sludge and suggest practical approaches should be adopted to control health/environmental impacts of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in sludge.
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Benredjem L, Berredjem H, Abdi A, Casero MC, Quesada A, Fosso B, Marzano M, Pesole G, Azevedo J, Vasconcelos V. Morphological, molecular, and biochemical study of cyanobacteria from a eutrophic Algerian reservoir (Cheffia). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:27624-27635. [PMID: 34984616 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17528-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The cyanobacteria management in water bodies requires a deep knowledge of the community composition. Considering the reliable and thorough information provided by the polyphasic approach in cyanobacteria taxonomy, here we assess the cyanobacterial community structure of the Cheffia reservoir from Algeria. Cyanobacteria were identified on the basis of morphological traits and next-generation sequencing (NGS); toxins-related genes were localized in addition to the identification of toxins; temperature and nutrient level of water samples were also determined. The polyphasic approach was essential for cyanobacteria investigation; 28 genera were identified through 16S rRNA metabarcoding with the dominance of taxa from Microcystis (34.2%), Aphanizomenon (20.1%), and Planktothrix (20.0%), and morphological analysis revealed the association in this water body of five species within the genus Microcystis: M. aeruginosa, M. novacekii, M. panniformis, M. ichthyoblabe, and M. flos-aquae. The presence of mcyE genotypes was detected; moreover, HPLC-PDA and LC-ESI-MS/MS revealed the production of microcystin-LR. Results obtained in our study are very important since this ecosystem is used for water supply and irrigation; as a consequence, a good water management plan is essential.
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- Lamia Benredjem
- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, BP 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, BP 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, BP 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria
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- Departamento de Biología, C/Darwin, 2, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES-28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, C/Darwin, 2, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ES-28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Istituto Di Biomembrane, Bioenergetica E Biotecnologie Molecolari (IBIOM), CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Istituto Di Biomembrane, Bioenergetica E Biotecnologie Molecolari (IBIOM), CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Istituto Di Biomembrane, Bioenergetica E Biotecnologie Molecolari (IBIOM), CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie E Biofarmaceutica, Università Degli Studi Di Bari "Aldo Moro", Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua Dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123, Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua Dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123, Porto, Portugal.
- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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Land-Based Impact of Nutrient Loads and Eutrophication on an Ancient Mediterranean Natural Lake. HYDROLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/hydrology9010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In water management plans, all human impacts on the aquatic environment are quantified and evaluated. For this purpose, lake-related assessment methods of watersheds are needed. The aim of this study is to present the environmental condition along the watershed–lake continuum of Lake Baratz, located in the northeastern part of Sardinia. We provide a method to evaluate the impact of a small watershed area on the trophic state of this ancient Mediterranean natural lake. This study demonstrates the potentialities of coupling simple land structure-based models with empirical ones, allowing one to hierarchize, interpret, and predict the relationships among the watershed ecological unity and lake trophic conditions at multiple spatial and temporal scales. It also demonstrates how the impact of single and interacting nutrient stressors can have a different impact on the trophic status which, in particular, applies to autotrophs, constituting a key response in the ecosystem. We suggest that the stressor hierarchy should be considered as a way of prioritizing actions in the cost-effective implementation of conservation and management plans.
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Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxins, and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Dangerous Liaisons. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168726. [PMID: 34445429 PMCID: PMC8395864 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The prevalence of neurodegenerative disease (ND) is increasing, partly owing to extensions in lifespan, with a larger percentage of members living to an older age, but the ND aetiology and pathogenesis are not fully understood, and effective treatments are still lacking. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are generally thought to progress as a consequence of genetic susceptibility and environmental influences. Up to now, several environmental triggers have been associated with NDs, and recent studies suggest that some cyanotoxins, produced by cyanobacteria and acting through a variety of molecular mechanisms, are highly neurotoxic, although their roles in neuropathy and particularly in NDs are still controversial. In this review, we summarize the most relevant and recent evidence that points at cyanotoxins as environmental triggers in NDs development.
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Virdis SGP, Soodcharoen N, Lugliè A, Padedda BM. Estimation of satellite-derived lake water surface temperatures in the western Mediterranean: Integrating multi-source, multi-resolution imagery and a long-term field dataset using a time series approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 707:135567. [PMID: 31780156 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lake surface water temperature (LSWT) is a key parameter to help study the environmental and ecological impacts of climate change. In this work, we measured the LSWT of 1 natural and 23 artificial lakes located on the island of Sardinia in the western Mediterranean, which is a region where changes in climate are projected to have significant impacts. By integrating multi-source and multi-resolution datasets of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Landsat and long-term in situ temperature observations, we detected, measured, and analysed the LSWT trends during the period of 2000-2018 across all the investigated lakes. Methodologically, we demonstrated that a simplified approached based on Planck's equation for Landsat thermal infrared (TIR) data could be a valid alternative to radiative transfer equation retrieval methods for the retrieval of LSWT without loss of accuracy. Moreover, we demonstrated that rescaled and independently validated MOD112A-derived LSWT showed good accuracy, efficiently filled the spatial and temporal gaps in long-term in situ LSWT, and could be used for long-term LSWT trend detection and measurement. All 24 lakes showed an annual warming trend of +0.010 °C/y, warming winter trend of +0.013 °C/y, and cooling summer trend of -0.038 °C/y during the period of 2000-2018. This study demonstrated that the measured trend rates could be explained by and were strongly correlated with the climatology of Italy for the 2000-2018 period. Finally, we demonstrated the key role and the importance of the availability of long-term in situ temperature datasets. The approach used in this study is up-scalable to other medium to low-resolution TIR sensors as well as to other long-term monitoring sites, such as LTER-Italy, LTER-Europe, or ILTER sites.
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- Salvatore G P Virdis
- Department of Information & Communication Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), AIT Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
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- Department of Information & Communication Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), AIT Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning (DADU), University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning (DADU), University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Xu Q, Ma H, Fan J, Yan H, Zhang H, Yin C, Liu X, Liu Y, Wang H. Cloning and Expression of Genes for Biodegrading Nodularin by Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:E549. [PMID: 31547007 PMCID: PMC6832836 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11100549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Biodegradation is efficient for removing cyanobacterial toxins, such as microcystins (MCs) and nodularin (NOD). However, not all the microbial strains with the microcystin-biodegrading enzymes MlrA and MlrC could biodegrade NOD. Studies on genes and enzymes for biodegrading NOD can reveal the function and the biodegradation pathway of NOD. Based on successful cloning and expression of the USTB-05-A and USTB-05-C genes from Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05, which are responsible for the biodegradation of MCs, the pathway for biodegrading NOD by these two enzymes was investigated in this study. The findings showed that the enzyme USTB-05-A converted cyclic NOD (m/z 825.4516) into its linear type as the first product by hydrolyzing the arginine and Adda peptide bond, and that USTB-05-C cut off the Adda and glutamic acid peptide bond of linearized NOD (m/z 843.4616) and produced dimeric Adda (m/z 663.4377) as the second product. Further, based on the homology modeling of enzyme USTB-05-A, site-directed mutants of USTB-05-A were constructed and seven crucial sites for enzyme USTB-05-A activity were found. A complete enzymatic mechanism for NOD biodegradation by USTB-05-A in the first step was proposed: glutamic acid 172 and histidine 205 activate a water molecule facilitating a nucleophilic attack on the arginine and Adda peptide bond of NOD; tryptophan 176 and tryptophan 201 contact the carboxylate side chain of glutamic acid 172 and accelerate the reaction rates; and histidine 260 and asparagine 264 function as an oxyanion hole to stabilize the transition states.
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- Qianqian Xu
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Architectural and Surveying & Mapping Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China.
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Jin Y, Xu H, Ma C, Sun J, Li H, Zhang S, Pei H. Using photocatalyst powder to enhance the coagulation and sedimentation of cyanobacterial cells and enable the sludge to be self-purified under visible light. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 143:550-560. [PMID: 30007258 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Removing harmful cyanobacteria intact by coagulation can prevent cell lysis and toxin release, which provides many benefits for drinking water production, including reduction of the burden on subsequent processes and guaranteeing the water quality. But the electronegativity and buoyancy of cyanobacterial cells make them settle slowly and their accumulation and concentration in flocs would still have severe adverse effects. In this study, we introduced a photocatalyst powder to act as a ballasting agent in the coagulation process and to degrade the cells and cyanotoxins during sludge storage. Results showed that adding N-TiO2 would decrease the coagulant dose to half of the conventional value, and also allow Microcystis aeruginosa cells to completely settle within 10 min. During sludge storage, the algal cells, cyanotoxins and other organics in sludge would be degraded to safe levels after 32 h' visible-light irradiation. Meanwhile, the N-TiO2, water and some of the coagulant in purified sludge will be directly and safely reused. Thus, this is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective technology which incorporates photocatalyst in algal flocs to enhance coagulation and sedimentation and to enable the sludge produced to be self-purified under visible-light.
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- Yan Jin
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Jinan, 250061, China.
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Lyon-Colbert A, Su S, Cude C. A Systematic Literature Review for Evidence of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Toxigenicity in Recreational Waters and Toxicity of Dietary Supplements: 2000⁻2017. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:toxins10070254. [PMID: 29933577 PMCID: PMC6071082 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10070254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Previous studies of recreational waters and blue-green algae supplements (BGAS) demonstrated co-occurrence of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) and cyanotoxins, presenting exposure risk. The authors conducted a systematic literature review using a GRADE PRISMA-p 27-item checklist to assess the evidence for toxigenicity of AFA in both fresh waters and BGAS. Studies have shown AFA can produce significant levels of cylindrospermopsin and saxitoxin in fresh waters. Toxicity studies evaluating AFA-based BGAS found some products carried the mcyE gene and tested positive for microcystins at levels ≤ 1 μg microcystin (MC)-LR equivalents/g dry weight. Further analysis discovered BGAS samples had cyanotoxins levels exceeding tolerable daily intake values. There is evidence that Aphanizomenon spp. are toxin producers and AFA has toxigenic genes such as mcyE that could lead to the production of MC under the right environmental conditions. Regardless of this ability, AFA commonly co-occur with known MC producers, which may contaminate BGAS. Toxin production by cyanobacteria is a health concern for both recreational water users and BGAS consumers. Recommendations include: limit harvesting of AFA to months when toxicity is lowest, include AFA in cell counts during visible blooms, and properly identify cyanobacteria species using 16S rRNA methods when toxicity levels are higher than advisory levels.
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- Amber Lyon-Colbert
- School of Biological and Population Health Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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- School of Biological and Population Health Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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- Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Portland, OR 97232, USA.
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Beyond Eutrophication: Vancouver Lake, WA, USA as a Model System for Assessing Multiple, Interacting Biotic and Abiotic Drivers of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms. WATER 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/w10060757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Effects of Water Level Increase on Phytoplankton Assemblages in a Drinking Water Reservoir. WATER 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/w10030256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microcystins Presence in Mussels (M. galloprovincialis) and Water of Two Productive Mediterranean's Lagoons (Sardinia, Italy). BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:3769245. [PMID: 29359150 PMCID: PMC5735587 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3769245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Microcystins (MCs) are hepatotoxins harmful for animal and human health. The most toxic type between them is MC-LR whose presence has been investigated in different reservoirs all around the world. In this work microcystins were monitored in spring and summer in water and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) of two Sardinia lagoons: Cabras and Calich lagoons. A Solid Phase Extraction method was developed to clean and concentrate samples before the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and the following Mass Spectrometry detection. MCs presence was detected using the screening ELISA test in both lagoons. MCs peak was revealed in July for water and mussels belonging to Cabras lagoon (0.75 ± 0.07 ng/L in water and 0.12 ± 0.04 ng/g ww in mussels). In water of Calich lagoon there was a constant trend in the concentration of MCs during the considered months, while there was a MCs peak in July (0.6 ± 0.5 ng/g ww) in mussels. The following LC-MS/MS analysis did not reveal MC-LR presence in all analyzed samples. These results can be useful to enrich knowledge on public health and consumer's safeguard.
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Lugliè A, Giacobbe MG, Riccardi E, Bruno M, Pigozzi S, Mariani MA, Satta CT, Stacca D, Bazzoni AM, Caddeo T, Farina P, Padedda BM, Pulina S, Sechi N, Milandri A. Paralytic Shellfish Toxins and Cyanotoxins in the Mediterranean: New Data from Sardinia and Sicily (Italy). Microorganisms 2017; 5:microorganisms5040072. [PMID: 29144421 PMCID: PMC5748581 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms5040072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Harmful algal blooms represent a severe issue worldwide. They affect ecosystem functions and related services and goods, with consequences on human health and socio-economic activities. This study reports new data on paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) from Sardinia and Sicily (Italy), the largest Mediterranean islands where toxic events, mainly caused by Alexandrium species (Dinophyceae), have been ascertained in mussel farms since the 2000s. The toxicity of the A. minutum, A. tamarense and A. pacificum strains, established from the isolation of vegetative cells and resting cysts, was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The analyses indicated the highest toxicity for A. pacificum strains (total PSTs up to 17.811 fmol cell-1). The PSTs were also assessed in a strain of A. tamarense. The results encourage further investigation to increase the knowledge of toxic species still debated in the Mediterranean. This study also reports new data on microcystins (MCs) and β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) from a Sardinian artificial lake (Lake Bidighinzu). The presence of MCs and BMAA was assessed in natural samples and in cell cultures by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). BMAA positives were found in all the analysed samples with a maximum of 17.84 µg L-1. The obtained results added further information on cyanotoxins in Mediterranean reservoirs, particularly BMAA, which have not yet been thoroughly investigated.
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- Antonella Lugliè
- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, CNR, Spianata S. Raineri 86, 98122 Messina, Italy.
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- Fondazione Centro Ricerche Marine, National Reference Laboratory for Marine Biotoxins, Viale A. Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico (FC), Italy.
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- Environmental Quality and Fish Farming, Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, V.le Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Fondazione Centro Ricerche Marine, National Reference Laboratory for Marine Biotoxins, Viale A. Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico (FC), Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
- Agenzia Regionale per la Ricerca in Agricoltura (AGRIS), Servizio Ittico, S.S. Sassari-Fertilia Km 18,600, Bonassai, 07040 Olmedo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ispezione degli Alimenti, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna G. Pegreffi, Via Duca degli Abruzzi 8, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Fiorelli 1, 09126 Cagliari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Fondazione Centro Ricerche Marine, National Reference Laboratory for Marine Biotoxins, Viale A. Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico (FC), Italy.
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Consequences of eutrophication in the management of water resources in Mediterranean reservoirs: A case study of Lake Cedrino (Sardinia, Italy). Glob Ecol Conserv 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Amorim CA, Ulisses C, Moura AN. Biometric and physiological responses of Egeria densa Planch. cultivated with toxic and non-toxic strains of Microcystis. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 191:201-208. [PMID: 28846860 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cyanobacterial blooms are becoming increasingly common in aquatic environments around the world, mainly due to eutrophication and climate change. Cyanotoxin-producing strains (e.g., microcystins (MC) producers) may be present in these blooms, affecting the growth of other aquatic organisms, such as aquatic macrophytes. In this study, we evaluated the morphometric and physiological responses of the aquatic macrophyte Egeria densa to the exposure to a toxic strain of Microcystis aeruginosa (MCs producer) and a non-toxic Microcystis panniformis (non-MC producer). The effects of Microcystis strains on E. densa growth and biomass were verified for five weeks (Experiment 1) and physiological responses were evaluated for 14days (Experiment 2). Prolonged exposure of E. densa to the MC producing strain reduced growth, accompanied by the inhibition of shoot and root emission. Both Microcystis strains caused a decrease in the content of photosynthetic pigments, like total chlorophyll and chlorophyll a and b, accompanied by an increase of carotenoids. At the beginning of the MC-producing strain exposure, E. densa showed an increase in the activity of the anti-oxidative enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX), accompanied by an increase in the levels of malondialdehyde, indicating lipid peroxidation. During the 14th day of exposure, the activity of antioxidant enzymes remained similar to the control, suggesting that E. densa has an efficient anti-oxidative system to control the reactive oxygen species produced in response to the stress caused by microcystins. However, when prolonged exposure occurred, possible damage to proteins may have affected the growth and development of E. densa. No changes were observed in the enzymatic activity of the plants exposed to the non-MC producing strain, suggesting that this cyanobacterial strain do not cause significant damage to the development of E. densa. These results are important for understanding the anti-oxidative defense mechanisms of aquatic macrophytes when coexisting with an MC producing strain.
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- Cihelio A Amorim
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Av. Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brasil, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Av. Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brasil, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Av. Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brasil, Brazil.
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Guellati FZ, Touati H, Tambosco K, Quiblier C, Humbert JF, Bensouilah M. Unusual cohabitation and competition between Planktothrix rubescens and Microcystis sp. (cyanobacteria) in a subtropical reservoir (Hammam Debagh) located in Algeria. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183540. [PMID: 28859113 PMCID: PMC5578670 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Succession in bloom-forming cyanobacteria belonging to distant functional groups in freshwater ecosystems is currently an undescribed phenomenon. However in the Hammam Debagh reservoir (Algeria), P. rubescens and Microcystis sp. co-occur and sometimes proliferate. With the aim of identifying the main factors and processes involved in this unusual cohabitation, water samples were collected monthly from February 2013 to June 2015 at the subsurface at four sampling stations and along the entire water column at one sampling station. In addition, the composition of the cyanobacterial communities was estimated by Illumina sequencing of a 16S rRNA gene fragment from samples collected over one year (October 2013-November 2014). This molecular approach showed that the Hammam Debagh reservoir displays high species richness (89 species) but very low diversity due to the high dominance of Microcystis in this community. Furthermore, it appears that Planktothrix rubescens and Microcystis sp. coexisted (from September to January) but proliferated alternately (Spring 2015 for P. rubescens and Spring 2014 and Autumn 2014/2015 for Microcystis). The main factors and processes explaining these changes in bloom-forming species seem to be related to the variation in the depth of the lake during the mixing period and to the water temperatures during the winter prior to the bloom season in spring.
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- Fatma Zohra Guellati
- Ecobiologie des milieux marins et litoraux; Faculté des sciences, BP 12 El- Hadjar, University Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algerie
- Institut d’Ecologie et des Sciences de l‘Environnement de Paris (iEES), UMR 7618 UPMC-CNRS-INRA-IRD-Paris 7-UPEC, Paris, France
- * E-mail: (FZG); (JFH)
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- Ecobiologie des milieux marins et litoraux; Faculté des sciences, BP 12 El- Hadjar, University Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algerie
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- Institut d’Ecologie et des Sciences de l‘Environnement de Paris (iEES), UMR 7618 UPMC-CNRS-INRA-IRD-Paris 7-UPEC, Paris, France
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- Muséum, National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7245 MNHN-CNRS, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Institut d’Ecologie et des Sciences de l‘Environnement de Paris (iEES), UMR 7618 UPMC-CNRS-INRA-IRD-Paris 7-UPEC, Paris, France
- * E-mail: (FZG); (JFH)
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- Ecobiologie des milieux marins et litoraux; Faculté des sciences, BP 12 El- Hadjar, University Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algerie
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Wood SA, Maier MY, Puddick J, Pochon X, Zaiko A, Dietrich DR, Hamilton DP. Trophic state and geographic gradients influence planktonic cyanobacterial diversity and distribution in New Zealand lakes. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 93:fiw234. [PMID: 27856621 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are commonly associated with eutrophic lakes, where they often form blooms and produce toxins. However, they are a ubiquitous component of phytoplankton in lakes of widely varying trophic status. We hypothesised that cyanobacterial diversity would vary among lakes of differing trophic status, but that the relative importance of geographical and hydromorphological characteristics driving these patterns would differ across trophic groups. DNA from 143 New Zealand lakes that spanned a range of geographic, hydromorphological and trophic gradients was analysed using automated rRNA intergenic spacer analysis and screened for genes involved in cyanotoxin production. Statistical analysis revealed significant delineation among cyanobacterial communities from different trophic classes. Multivariate regression indicated that geographical features (latitude, longitude and altitude) were significant in driving cyanobacterial community structure; however, partitioning of their effects varied among trophic categories. High-throughput sequencing was undertaken on selected samples to investigate their taxonomic composition. The most abundant and diverse (71 operational taxonomic units) taxon across all lake types was the picocyanobacteria genus Synechococcus Cyanotoxins (microcystins n = 23, anatoxins n = 1) were only detected in eutrophic lowland lakes. Collectively, these data infer that increasing eutrophication of lakes will have broad-scale impacts on planktonic cyanobacteria diversity and the prevalence of cyanotoxins.
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- Susanna A Wood
- Cawthron Institute, Nelson 7010, New Zealand .,Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- Cawthron Institute, Nelson 7010, New Zealand.,Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, D-78457, Germany
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- Cawthron Institute, Nelson 7010, New Zealand.,Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Cawthron Institute, Nelson 7010, New Zealand.,Marine Science and Technology Center, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda LT-92294, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, D-78457, Germany
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- Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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Sedda T, Baralla E, Varoni MV, Pasciu V, Lorenzoni G, Demontis MP. Determination of microcystin-LR in clams (Tapes decussatus) of two Sardinian coastal ponds (Italy). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 108:317-320. [PMID: 27103424 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The presence of microcystin-LR (MC-LR) was monitored in Tapes decussatus harvested in two Sardinian ponds (Cabras and Tortolì, Italy) in spring and summer. After solid phase extraction, samples were analyzed using a screening enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) followed by a liquid chromatographic coupled to tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) analysis. Results obtained through the ELISA test showed the presence of microcystins with a maximum concentration in August for Cabras pond (0.55ng/g) and in September for Tortolì pond (0.85ng/g). The LC-MS/MS analysis did not confirm the presence of MC-LR suggesting that results obtained with the ELISA technique could be due to the presence of other microcystins. According to the tolerable daily intake suggested by the World Health Organization, these results hint that clams harvested in these ponds are safe for human health. These data can contribute to enrich the knowledge about the healthiness of Sardinian ponds and of their products.
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- Tiziana Sedda
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Experimental Zooprophylattic Institute of Sardinia, via Duca degli Abruzzi, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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