On the control of HAB species using low biosurfactant concentrations Export

@article{citeulike:4534425, abstract = {Biosurfactants have been suggested as a method to control harmful algal blooms (HABs), but warrant further and more in-depth investigation. Here we have investigated the algicidal effect of a biosurfactant produced by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa on five diverse marine and freshwater HAB species that have not been tested previously. These include Alexandrium minutum (Dinophycaee), Karenia brevis (Dinophyceae), Pseudonitzschia sp. (Bacillariophyceae), in marine ecosystems, and Gonyostomum semen (Raphidophyceae) and Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanophyecae) in freshwater. We examined not only lethal but also sub-lethal effects of the biosurfactant. In addition, the effect of the biosurfactant on Daphnia was tested. Our conclusions were that very low biosurfactant concentrations (5 μg mL −1 ) decreased both the photosynthesis efficiency and the cell viability and that higher concentrations (50 μg mL −1 ) had lethal effects in four of the five HAB species tested. The low concentrations employed in this study and the diversity of HAB genera tested suggest that biosurfactants may be used to either control initial algal blooms without causing negative side effect to the ecosystem, or to provoke lethal effects when necessary.}, author = {Gustafsson, S. and Hultberg, M. and Figueroa, R. I. and Rengefors, K.}, citeulike-article-id = {4534425}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2009.04.002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1568988309000547}, day = {11}, doi = {10.1016/j.hal.2009.04.002}, issn = {15689883}, journal = {Harmful Algae}, keywords = {aeruginosa, alexandrium, algal, blooms, brevis, gonyostomum, harmful, karenia, microcystis, minutum, pseudonitzschia, rhamnolipids, semen}, month = {April}, posted-at = {2009-06-12 12:58:21}, priority = {2}, title = {On the control of HAB species using low biosurfactant concentrations}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2009.04.002}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4534425 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4534425 N2 - Biosurfactants have been suggested as a method to control harmful algal blooms (HABs), but warrant further and more in-depth investigation. Here we have investigated the algicidal effect of a biosurfactant produced by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa on five diverse marine and freshwater HAB species that have not been tested previously. These include Alexandrium minutum (Dinophycaee), Karenia brevis (Dinophyceae), Pseudonitzschia sp. (Bacillariophyceae), in marine ecosystems, and Gonyostomum semen (Raphidophyceae) and Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanophyecae) in freshwater. We examined not only lethal but also sub-lethal effects of the biosurfactant. In addition, the effect of the biosurfactant on Daphnia was tested. Our conclusions were that very low biosurfactant concentrations (5 μg mL −1 ) decreased both the photosynthesis efficiency and the cell viability and that higher concentrations (50 μg mL −1 ) had lethal effects in four of the five HAB species tested. The low concentrations employed in this study and the diversity of HAB genera tested suggest that biosurfactants may be used to either control initial algal blooms without causing negative side effect to the ecosystem, or to provoke lethal effects when necessary. JF - Harmful Algae SN - 15689883 TI - On the control of HAB species using low biosurfactant concentrations KW - aeruginosa KW - alexandrium KW - algal KW - blooms KW - brevis KW - gonyostomum KW - harmful KW - karenia KW - microcystis KW - minutum KW - pseudonitzschia KW - rhamnolipids KW - semen AU - Gustafsson, S AU - Hultberg, M AU - Figueroa, RI AU - Rengefors, K PY - 2009/04/11/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2009.04.002 ER -