• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.249-260
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• 1998

해수에 잠긴 인공기질 표면에서 미세조류의 부착과 후속적으로 나타나는 성장과정을 이해하기 위해 규조류의 부착과 주변수의 종 급원(species pool)과의 관계를 조사하였다. 1995년 7월부터 1997년 2월까지 인천항 내에서 아크릴 슬라이드를 이용하여 규조류의 부착에 관해 연구하였고, 주변 해수를 조사하였다. 또한 생물막 초기형성 과정에서 노출시간의 증가에 따라 나타나는 부착미세조류 군집의 종조성과 수도의 변화를 유리, 아크릴, 티타늄, 구리 및 생물오손방지 페인트로 도포된 슬라이드 등 다양한 인공기질 표면을 이용하여 조사하였다. 아크릴 슬라이드에서 규조류의 이입률은 주변수의 저서규조류의 수도변화와 유의성 있는 상관관계를 나타냈으며 ($r^2$=0.78, p<0.01, n=42), 이는 주변수의 저서규조류의 수도에 의해 영향을 받는 것을 지시한다. 아크릴 슬라이드에서 봄철에 단배선 형태 규조류의 부착능력(이입계수)이 복배선 형태에 비해 5 배 높게 나타났다. 그러나 부착점유율은 단배선 형태가 복배선 형태에 비해 3 배 낮게 나타났다. 겨울철에는 중심형 규조류의 부착능력이 다른 형태들에 비해 높게 나타났고 부착점유율도 높게 나타났다. 이는 규조류의 부착이 주변해수에 출현한 저서 규조류의 수도 및 부착능력에 의한 결과임을 지시한다. 우상형 규조류가 연구기간동안 모든 인공기질 표면에 대부분 부착 출현하였고, 겨울철에는 중심형 규조류가 모든 인공기질 표면에 우정 부착하였다. 생물오손방지 페인트로 처리된 표면에서는 독성에 대한 내성이 강한 것으로 판단되는 Hantzschia virgata, Licmophora abbreviata, Melosira nummuloides가 우점하여 부착하였다. 노출시간이 증가함에 따라 부착규조류의 수도는 유리, 티타늄, 아크릴 슬라이드에서 지수적으로 증가하였고, 최대수도는 유리 ${\geq}$ 아크릴 > 티타늄 > 구리 ${\geq}$ 페인트처리 슬라이드의 순으로 높게 나타났다. 모든 인공기질 표면에서 부착규조류의 성장률은 $2{\sim}3^{\circ}C$에서 보다 $24{\sim}25^{\circ}C$의 수온에서 높게 나타났고, 유리 슬라이드에서 다른 표면에 비해 전반적으로 높은 값을 보였다. 해수 중에서 노출시간의 증가에 따라 관찰된 우점종은 납작한 형태인 Amphora coffeaeformis, 부채꼴 형태인 Synedra tabulata, stalk 형태인 Licmophora paradoxa 그리고 사슬형태인 M. nummuloides로 나타났고, 부착미세조류 군집에서 미소천이(micro-succession)가 관찰되었다. 이러한 우점종 조성은 미세조류 생물막이 발달하여 서식공간이 제한됨에 따라 나타난 종 적응의 결과로 보인다.

• ALGAE
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.111-126
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• 2023

Mixotrophic dinoflagellates act as primary producers, prey, and predators in marine planktonic food webs, whereas exclusively autotrophic dinoflagellates are primary producers and prey. Species of the dinoflagellate genus Scrippsiella are commonly found in marine ecosystems and sometimes cause harmful red tides. Among the 28 formally described Scrippsiella species, S. acuminata has been found to be mixotrophic and two unidentified species have been found to be mixotrophic. To determine whether the other species in this genus are similarly mixotrophic, the mixotrophic ability of S. donghaiensis SDGJ1703, S. lachrymosa SLBS1703, S. masanensis SSMS0908, S. plana SSSH1009A, and S. ramonii VGO1053 was explored using 15 potential prey items, including 2-㎛ fluorescently labeled microspheres (FLM) and heterotrophic bacteria (FLB), the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp., and various microalgal prey species. The ability of S. acuminata to feed on FLM and FLB was also investigated. We found that S. donghaiensis, S. lachrymosa, S. masanensis, S. plana, and S. ramonii did not feed on any potential prey tested in this study, indicating a lack of mixotrophy. However, S. acuminata fed on both FLM and FLB, confirming its mixotrophic ability. These results lowered the proportion of mixotrophic species relative to the total number of tested Scrippsiella species for mixotrophy from 100% to 29-38%. Owing to its mixotrophic ability, S. acuminata occupies an ecological niche that is distinct from that of S. donghaiensis, S. lachrymosa, S. masanensis, S. plana, and S. ramonii.

• ALGAE
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.361-373
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• 2020

The community dynamics of benthic diatoms in the hypersaline environment are investigated to advance our understanding how salinity impacts marine life. Diatoms were sampled in the two salterns encompassing salt Ponds, ditches, and seawater reservoirs (n = 11), along the salinity gradient (max = 324 psu), and nearby tidal flats (n = 2). The floral assemblages and distributions across sites and stations showed great variations, with a total of 169 identified taxa. First, not surprisingly, higher diversity of benthic diatoms was found at natural tidal flats than salterns. The saltern diatoms generally showed salinity dependent distributions with distinct spatial changes in species composition and dominant taxa. Biota-environment and principal component analysis confirmed that salinity, mud content, and total nitrogen were key factors influencing the overall benthic community structure. Some dominant species, e.g., Nitzschia scalpelliformis and Achnanthes sp. 1, showed salinity tolerance / preference. The number of diatom species at salinity of >100 psu reduced over half and no diatoms were found at maximum salinity of 324 psu. The highest salinity for the observed live diatoms was 205 psu, however, a simple regression indicated a theoretical salinity threshold of ~300 psu on the survival. Finally, the indicator species were identified along the salinity gradient in salterns as well as natural tidal flats. Overall, high species numbers, varying taxa, and euryhaline distributions of saltern diatoms collectively reflected a dynamic saltern ecosystem. The present study would provide backgrounds for biodiversity monitoring of ecologically important microalgal producers in some unique hypersaline environment, and elsewhere.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2015

실험에 사용된 미세조류는 이매패류 종묘생산시 유생과 치패의 먹이생물로 주로 이용되고 있는 Isochrysis galbana, Pavlova lutheri, Chaetoceros simplex, Tetraselmis tetrathele 등 4종을 선정하였으며, 배양환경으로 수온 (20, 25, 30, $35^{\circ}C$), 염분 (20, 25, 30, 33 psu) 그리고 조도 (60, 100, $140{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$) 를 서로 달리하여 4종의 미세조류에 대한 성장을 조사하였다. I. galbana의 성장은 수온 $20^{\circ}C$ 보다 $25^{\circ}C$에서 빠른 성장을 나타내었으며, 수온 $25^{\circ}C$일 때 일간 성장률은 염분 33 psu에서 0.413으로 가장 높았고, 20 psu에서 0.368로 가장 낮게 나타났다 (P < 0.05). 25 psu에서 일간 성장률은 0.383으로 30 psu 보다 낮게 나타났고, 20 psu 보다 높은 경향을 보였다 (P < 0.05). 이와 같은 수온과 염분에 따른 미세조류의 성장률은 종별로 다소 차이는 있으나 P. lutheri, T. tetrathele에서도 I. galbana의 성장과 유사한 경향을 나타내었다. 한편, C. simplex의 성장은 수온 $25^{\circ}C$ 보다 $30^{\circ}C$에서 빠른 성장을 나타내었으며, 수온 $30^{\circ}C$에서 일간 성장률은 배양 10일째 염분 33 psu에서 0.428로 가장 높았고, 20 psu에서 0.389로 가장 낮게 나타났다 (P < 0.05). 그리고 서로 다른 조도에서 배양한 미세조류 4종의 성장은 $100{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$ 보다 $140{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$의 조도에서 가장 빠른 성장을 나타내었다 (P < 0.05).

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.338-348
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• 2003

In the past decade, considerable progress has been made in developing the appropriate biotechnology for microalgal mass cultivation aimed at establishing a new agro-industry. This review points out the main biological constraints affecting algal biotechnology outdoors and the requirements for making this biotechnology economically viable. One of them is the availability of a wide variety of algal species and improved strains that favorably respond to varying environmental conditions existing outdoors. It is thus just a matter of time and effort before a new methodology like genetic engineering can and will be applied in this field as well. The study of stress physiology and adaptation of microalgae has also an important application in further development of the biotechnology for mass culturing of microalgae. In outdoor cultures, cells are exposed to severe changes in light and temperature much faster than the time scale re-quired for the cells to acclimate. A better understanding of those parameters and the ability to rapidly monitor those conditions will provide the growers with a better knowledge on how to optimize growth and productivity. Induction of accumulation of high value products is associated with stress conditions. Understanding the physiological response may help in providing a better production system for the desired product and, at a later stage, give an insight of the potential for genetic modification of desired strains. The potential use of microalgae as part of a biological system for bioremediation/detoxification and wastewater treatment is also associated with growing the cells under stress conditions. Important developments in monitoring and feedback control of the culture behavior through application of on-line chlorophyll fluorescence technique are in progress. Understanding the process associated with those unique environmental conditions may help in choosing the right culture conditions as well as selecting strains in order to improve the efficiency of the biological process.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.282-291
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• 2022

Since the efficiency of wastewater treatment using microalgae differs depending on the metabolic characteristics of the species, it is important to understand the characteristics of target algae prior to the application in wastewater treatment. In this study, for the application of Arthrospira platensis to wastewater treatment, which is a filamentous alkaliphilic cyanobacteria, basic species specificity was identified and the possibility of application to wastewater treatment was investigated. As a result of the species specificity investigation, the specific growth rate between pH 7.0 and 11.0 showed the highest value near pH 9 at 0.25/day. The reason for the relatively low growth(0.08/day) at pH 11 was thought to be the CA(carbonic anhydrase) enzyme that is involved in carbon fixation during photosynthesis has the highest activity at pH 8.0 to 9.0, and at pH 11, CA activity was relatively low. In addition, A. platensis showed optimal growth at 400 PPFD(photosynthetic photon flux density) and 30℃, and this means that cyanobacteria such as A. platensis have a larger number of PS-I(photosystem I) than that of PS-II(photosystem II). It was speculated that it was because higher light intensity and temperature were required to sufficiently generate electrons to transfer to PS-I. Regarding the applicability of A. platensis, it was suggested that if a system using the synergistic effect of co-culture of A. platensis and bacteria was developed, a more efficient system would be possible. And different from single cocci, filamentous A. platensis expected to have a positive impact on harvesting, which is very important in the latter part of the wastewater treatment process.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2002

The qualitative and quantitative composition of the phytoplankton of the coastal waters off Vladivostok during the period 1991-1994 was studied. The following trends in the phytoplankton composition with decreasing distance from the source of eutrophication were revealed: 1) total density and bio-mass increased; 2) the density of the diatom Skeletonema costatum, which reflects a decrease in the Shannon-Weaver species diversity index during the summer microalgal bloom, increased significantly; and 3) the density of the non-diatom component of the phytoplankton increased.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.391-401
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• 2016

To develop an easy and rapid method of quantifying lipid contents of marine dinoflagellates, we quantified lipid contents of common dinoflagellate species using a colorimetric method based on the sulpho-phospho-vanillin reaction. In this method, the optical density measured using a spectrophotometer was significantly positively correlated with the known lipid content of a standard oil (Canola oil). When using this method, the lipid content of each of the dinoflagellates Alexandrium minutum, Prorocentrum micans, P. minimum, and Lingulodinium polyedrum was also significantly positively correlated with the optical density and equivalent intensity of color. Thus, when comparing the color intensity or the optical density of a sample of a microalgal species with known color intensities or optical density, the lipid content of the target species could be rapidly quantified. Furthermore, the results of the sensitivity tests showed that only $1-3{\times}10^5cells$ of P. minimum and A. minutum, $10^4cells$ of P. micans, and $10^3cells$ of L. polyedrum (approximately 1-5 mL of dense cultures) were needed to determine the lipid content per cell. When the lipid content per cell of 9 dinoflagellates, a diatom, and a chlorophyte was analyzed using this method, the lipid content per cell of these microalgae, with the exception of the diatom, were significantly positively correlated with cell size, however, volume specific lipid content per cell was negatively correlated with cell size. Thus, this sulpho-phospho-vanillin method is an easy and rapid method of quantifying the lipid content of autotrophic, mixotrophic, and heterotrophic dinoflagellate species.

• ALGAE
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.241-252
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• 2023

The genera Carolibrandtia and Chlorella have been described as small green algae with spherical cell shapes that inhabit various environments. Species of these genera are often difficult to identify because of their simple morphology and high phenotypic plasticity. We investigated two small coccoid strains from Antarctica based on morphology, molecular phylogeny by two alignment methods which have been applied to previous phylogenetic studies of the genus Chlorella, and comparison of the secondary structures of nuclear small subunit (SSU) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA sequences. Light microscopy of two strains revealed spherical cells containing chloroplasts with pyrenoids, and the morphological characteristics of the strains were nearly identical to those of other Chlorella species. However, based on the phylogenetic analyses of nuclear SSU and ITS rDNA sequences, it was determined that the Antarctic microalgal strains belonged to two genera, as the Chlorella and Carolibrandtia. In addition, the secondary structures of the SSU and ITS2 sequences were analyzed to detect compensatory base changes (CBCs) that were used to identify and describe the two strains. A unique CBC in the SSU rDNA gene was decisive for distinguishing strain CCAP 211/45. The ITS2 rDNA sequences for each strain were compared to those obtained previously from other closely related species. Following the comparison of morphological and molecular characteristics, we propose KSF0092 as a new species, Chlorella terrestris sp. nov., and the reassignment of the strain Chlorella antarctica CCAP 211/45 into Carolibrandtia antarctica comb. nov.

• ALGAE
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2009

Marine microalgae are a key diet component in finfish and shellfish aquaculture. Cryopreservation of the microalgae is suggested by many other studies as the best method for long-term storage. To test cryopreservation efficacy, 19 taxas of marine microalgal species were examined. In the first experiment we compared dimethylsulfoxide ($Me_2SO$) and glycerol, which are most widely used as cryoprotectant agents (CPAs). The cryopreservation comprised two freezing procedures. Firstly, the samples containing the CPAs were kept at $4^{\circ}C$ for 10 min before being plunged into liquid nitrogen ($-196^{\circ}C$). Secondly, samples containing CPAs were pre-cooled ($-1^{\circ}C$ $min^{-1}$ to $-80^{\circ}C$ before being plunged into liquid nitrogen. Most of the species were successfully cryopreserved using $Me_2SO$, whereas the Prasinophyceae (T. striata and T. suecica) were successfully cryopreserved using glycerol. In general, the cooling method had no influence on the survival of the microalgae except in the case of the Tetraselmis species. In the second experiment, the cultured solution was divided before cryopreservation into concentrated and non-concentrated groups to identify the effect of cell density during cryopreservation. After 12 months of storage, the samples were again divided into centrifugation and non-centrifugation groups to learn the effect of $Me_2SO$ on the culture. Viability and growth of the microalgae were not influenced by cell density or the centrifugal removal of the $Me_2SO$ after thawing.