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12th International Conference on Harmful Algae

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HARMFUL ALGAE12 th <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Harmful</strong> <strong>Algae</strong>, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 September 2006Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong> species competewith each other for limitingresources especially nutrients. Thishas led to the evoluti<strong>on</strong> of differentstrategies ensuring their competitiveadvantage over other species inresource utilizati<strong>on</strong>. An example ofsuch a strategy is allelopathy – therelease of organic compounds byplants into the medium, whichaffects competiting species. Thisstudy investigates the effect ofbicarb<strong>on</strong>ate-enriched spent mediaof n<strong>on</strong>-toxic O. agardhii CYA 29 <strong>on</strong>growth and toxin c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> in M.aeruginosa PCC 7820.Bioassays were carried out in BG11 media to which were addedeither i) 15mM of bicarb<strong>on</strong>ate ii) 0.1% (v/v) spent medium of O. agardhiior iii) 15mM bicarb<strong>on</strong>ate and 0.1 %(v/v) spent medium of O. agardhii.The cultures were incubated at 25°C and sampled for biomass andtoxin c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>.A statistical analysis using Tukey’sh<strong>on</strong>estly significant difference testshowed that after 3 weeks, biomassand total microcystin c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>were higher in cultures with spentmedia than those with bicarb<strong>on</strong>ateand spent media. In c<strong>on</strong>trast,microcystin c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>decreased six-fold in cultures withbicarb<strong>on</strong>ate.C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>: additi<strong>on</strong> of bicarb<strong>on</strong>ateand/or spent media of O. agardhiihas a significant impact <strong>on</strong> growthand toxin producti<strong>on</strong> in M.aeruginosa.PO.11-14Epilithics biofilms: effect ofallelopathic compound <strong>on</strong>structure and algal producti<strong>on</strong>Sessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.11 - AllelopathyJ Leflaive, L Ten-HageUniversité Paul Sabatier, TOULOUSE,FranceProducti<strong>on</strong> of allelochemicals maybe c<strong>on</strong>sidered as a competitor- andpredator-exclusi<strong>on</strong> process. Epilithicbiofilms are benthic microbialaggregates formed by anassociati<strong>on</strong> of autotrophs andheterotrophs, prokaryotes as well aseukaryotes. With the relativelycohesive organizati<strong>on</strong> ofmicroorganisms, theseagglomerates are quite auspiciousfor allelopathic interacti<strong>on</strong>s. The aimof this study is to show the effects ofthe presence of an allechemicalproducingstrain <strong>on</strong> biofilm structureand producti<strong>on</strong>. The experimentalset-up was based <strong>on</strong> artificialbiofilms, grown in microcosms andcomposed of a limited number ofalgal species (cyanobacteria anddiatoms, isolated from naturalbiofilms). N<strong>on</strong>-destructivetechniques of biofilm investigati<strong>on</strong>swere used in order to elucidate bothspatial structure and functi<strong>on</strong>ing(laser-scanning c<strong>on</strong>focalmicroscopy, microelectrodes). Toeliminate the effects of competiti<strong>on</strong>,extracts c<strong>on</strong>taining cyanobacterin,an allelopathic compound producedby the cyanobacteria Scyt<strong>on</strong>emahofmannii, were added to thebiofilms. In a more general c<strong>on</strong>text,epilithic biofilm is an example ofcomplex integrated system whosedynamic functi<strong>on</strong>ing involves manysignalisati<strong>on</strong> and regulati<strong>on</strong>networks. This study aim tounderstand how allelopathicinteracti<strong>on</strong> can modify biofilmfuncti<strong>on</strong>ing and structure.PO.06-13Effects of varying salinity andN:P ratios <strong>on</strong> the growth andtoxicity of Karenia brevisSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.06 - Populati<strong>on</strong> dynamicsDK Lekan216

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