남조(藍藻) Microcystis aeruginosa Kutzing의 미세구조(微細構造)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

Fine Structure of Blue-green Algae, Microcystis aeruginosa Kutzing

주암호의 유입하천중 이화학적 조건이 서로 다른 보성천과 동복천에서 채집된 남조 Microcystis aeruginosa Kutzing의 미세구조에 대한 형태학적 관찰을 시행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 수온과 pH를 제외한 다른 환경요인들은 두지점간에 큰 차이를 보였다. M. aeruginosa의 광학 및 전자현미경적 관찰 결과, 세포는 부정형 군체를 형성하며, 투명한 점액질로 싸여 있었다. 세포는 난형 또는 구형에 가깝고, 크기는 $2.61{\sim}5.40{\mu}m$의 범위로서, 평균 $3.54{\pm}0.19{\mu}m$였다. 세포질내에는 많은 다양한 구조물을 가지고 있으며, polyhedral bodies(carboxysomes), polyphosphate, cyanophycin granules 외에 photosynthetic lamellae와 gas vacuoles 등이 비교적 뚜렷하였다. 두 채집장소간의 형태학적 차이는 보이지 않았으나, 영양염류 수준이 높은 표본에서 polyphosphate와 cyanophycin granules이 숫적 증가를 보였다. 세포분열은 이분법으로 초기에 정중앙부의 좌우로부터 합입이 일어났으며, 주로 세포벽의 제1층과 제2층이 관여하였다. 세포벽의 외부층은 크게 두가지 형태의 filaments층이 잘 발달되어 있었다.

In order to understand the morphological differences between two different organic loadings by its upstream, and to compare with other algal groups with references, the fine structure of blue-green algae, Microcystis aeruginosa Kitzing, taken from two branches, Tongbok and Bosung stream of Lake Chuam, Korea pennisula was examined. It showed extinct differences in most physicochemical factors between both branches, except water temperature and pH values. The concentrations of total phosphorus in Tongbok branch were twice as those of Bosung. M. aeruginosa cells were enumerated totally $1.2X10^4cells/ml$ and these individuals in branch of Tongbok were close to two times as much as Bosung. In light and electron microscopy, natural M. aeruginosa colonies formed irregular shape and non-directional array in amorphous matrix. They were consisted of many kinds of cells, youngs or olds in cell division, solitary, and various size of cells. Each cell ranged from 2.61 to $5.40{\mu}m$ in diameter, and averaged as $3.54{\pm}0.19{\mu}m$. In cytoplasm, they contained a number of inclusions in various size, shape and appearances. Among them, polyhedral bodies or carboxysomes, a structured granules, photosynthetic lamellae or thylakoids, and gas vacuoles were prominent and easy to recognize. Although it was failed to find the definable morphological variations in the ultrastructure of M. aeruginosa in terms of algal habitual environments, some useful characters were founded, outer layer of cell wall, polyhedral bodies and gas vacuoles, in blue-green algal classification and taxonomy.