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Responses of Microcystis Colonies of Different Sizes to Hydrogen Peroxide Stress.

ABSTRACT: Microcystis blooms have become a ubiquitous phenomenon in freshwater ecosystems, and the size of Microcystis colonies varies widely throughout the year. In the present study, hydrogen peroxide (H?O?) was applied to test the effect of this algaecide on Microcystis colonies of different sizes and to evaluate the colonies' antioxidant strategy. The results showed that Microcystis populations collapsed under treatment with 5 mg/L H?O? at colony sizes smaller than 25 ?m. A dosage of 20 mg/L H?O? was necessary to efficiently control Microcystis colonies larger than 25 ?m. The enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant systems of different colonies exhibited various strategies to mitigate oxidative stress. In small colonies, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was readily stimulated and operated with catalase (CAT) activity to eliminate reactive oxygen species (ROS). In colonies larger than 25 ?m, the antioxidant enzyme CAT and antioxidant substance glutathione (GSH) played major roles in mitigating oxidative stress at H?O? concentrations below 20 mg/L. In addition, application of the algaecide led to the release of intracellular-microcystins (MCs), and oxidatively-driven MCs reached high concentrations when colony size was larger than 100 ?m. Algaecide control measures should be implemented before the formation of large colonies to limit the algaecide dosage and MC release.

SUBMITTER: Liu M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5666353 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Responses of Microcystis Colonies of Different Sizes to Hydrogen Peroxide Stress.

Liu Mixue M Shi Xiaoli X Chen Chao C Yu Li L Sun Chuang C

Toxins 20170927 10

Microcystis blooms have become a ubiquitous phenomenon in freshwater ecosystems, and the size of Microcystis colonies varies widely throughout the year. In the present study, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) was applied to test the effect of this algaecide on Microcystis colonies of different sizes and to evaluate the colonies' antioxidant strategy. The results showed that Microcystis populations collapsed under treatment with 5 mg/L H₂O₂ at colony sizes smaller than 25 μm. A ...[more]

PMID: 28953232

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