Couet Douglas, Pringault Olivier, Bancon-Montigny C., Briant N., Poulichet F. E., Delpoux S., Yahia O. K. D., Hela B., Charaf M., Herve F., Rovillon G., Amzil Z., Laabir Mohamed. (2018). Effects of copper and butyltin compounds on the growth, photosynthetic activity and toxin production of two HAB dinoflagellates : the planktonic Alexandrium catenella and the benthic Ostreopsis cf. ovata. Aquatic Toxicology, 196, p. 154-167. ISSN 0166-445X.
Titre du document
Effects of copper and butyltin compounds on the growth, photosynthetic activity and toxin production of two HAB dinoflagellates : the planktonic Alexandrium catenella and the benthic Ostreopsis cf. ovata
Année de publication
2018
Auteurs
Couet Douglas, Pringault Olivier, Bancon-Montigny C., Briant N., Poulichet F. E., Delpoux S., Yahia O. K. D., Hela B., Charaf M., Herve F., Rovillon G., Amzil Z., Laabir Mohamed
Source
Aquatic Toxicology, 2018,
196, p. 154-167 ISSN 0166-445X
Controlled laboratory experiments were conducted to test the effects of copper (Cu2+) and butyltins (BuT) on the growth, photosynthetic activity and toxin content of two HABs (Harmful Algal Blooms) dinoflagellates, the planktonic Alexandrium catenella and the benthic Ostreopsis cf. ovata. Microalgae were exposed to increasing concentrations of Cu2+ (10(-4) to 31 nM) or BuT (0.084 to 84 nM) for seven days. When considering the growth, EC50 values were 0.16 (+/- 0.09) nM and 0.03 (+/- 0.02) nM of Cu2+ for A. catenella and O. cf. ovata, respectively. Regarding BuT, EC50 was 14.2 (+/- 6) nM for O. cf. ovata, while A. catenella growth inhibition appeared at BuT concentrations >= 27 nM. Photosynthetic activity of the studied dinoflagellates decreased with increasing Cu and BuT concentrations. For O. cf. ovata, the response of this physiological parameter to contamination was less sensitive than the biomass. Cu exposure induced the formation of temporary cysts in both organisms that could resist adverse conditions. The ovatoxin-a and-b concentrations in O. cf. ovata cells increased significantly in the presence of Cu. Altogether, the results suggest a better tolerance of the planktonic A. catenella to Cu and BuT. This could result in a differentiated selection pressure exerted by these metals on phytoplankton species in highly polluted waters. The over-production of toxins in response to Cu stress could pose supplementary health and socio-economic threats in the contaminated marine ecosystems where HABs develop.
Plan de classement
Substances naturelles [035]
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Pollution [038]
Description Géographique
MEDITERRANEE ; TUNISIE ; BIZERTE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010072414]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010072414
