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Characterization of Cyanophages in Lake Erie: Interaction Mechanisms and Structural Damage of Toxic Cyanobacteria.


ABSTRACT: Cyanophages are abundant in aquatic environments and play a critical role in bloom dynamics, including regulation of cyanobacteria growth and photosynthesis. In this study, cyanophages from western Lake Erie water samples were screened for lytic activities against the host cell (Microcystis aeruginosa), which was also originated from Lake Erie and identified with real-time sequencing (Nanopore sequencing). M. aeruginosa was mixed with the cyanophages and their dynamic interactions were examined over two weeks using atomic force microscopy (AFM) as well as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), qPCR, phycocyanin and chlorophyll-a production, and optical absorbance measurements. The TEM images revealed a short-tailed virus (Podoviridae) in 300 nm size with unique capsid, knob-like proteins. The psbA gene and one knob-like protein gene, gp58, were identified by PCR. The AFM showed a reduction of mechanical stiffness in the host cell membranes over time after infection, before structural damage became visible. Significant inhibition of the host growth and photosynthesis was observed from the measurements of phycocyanin and chlorophyll-a concentrations. The results provide an insight into cyanobacteria-cyanophage interactions in bloom dynamics and a potential application of cyanophages for bloom control in specific situations.

SUBMITTER: Jiang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6722964 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterization of Cyanophages in Lake Erie: Interaction Mechanisms and Structural Damage of Toxic Cyanobacteria.

Jiang Xuewen X   Ha Chanhee C   Lee Seungjun S   Kwon Jinha J   Cho Hanna H   Gorham Tyler T   Lee Jiyoung J  

Toxins 20190726 8


Cyanophages are abundant in aquatic environments and play a critical role in bloom dynamics, including regulation of cyanobacteria growth and photosynthesis. In this study, cyanophages from western Lake Erie water samples were screened for lytic activities against the host cell (<i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i>), which was also originated from Lake Erie and identified with real-time sequencing (Nanopore sequencing). <i>M. aeruginosa</i> was mixed with the cyanophages and their dynamic interactions  ...[more]

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