Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 70-79.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2022-0193

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Modified High-throughput Sequencing Reveals the Effects of Different Algicides towards Algal Community

CHEN Yu-jie(), ZHENG Hua-bao, ZHOU Xin-yan()   

  1. College of Environmental and Resource,Zhejiang University of Agriculture and Forestry,Hangzhou 311300
  • Received:2022-02-17 Online:2022-11-26 Published:2022-12-01
  • Contact: ZHOU Xin-yan E-mail:201818040216@stu.zafu.edu.cn;20200087@zafu.edu.cn

Abstract:

It is significant to study the response of algal community towards algicide in water body that suffers from algal bloom,because it can provide theoretical evidence for choosing appropriate algicide in practical application. Recently,high-throughput sequencing technology(HTST)has been gradually utilized in characterizing algal community structure. However,it can not distinguish ‘dead’ and ‘alive’ individuals in the community. In this study,a method of combing propidium monoazide(PMA)pretreatment with HTST and normal HTST were used to investigate the effects of Ca(ClO)2,CuSO4 and a commercially available bio-algicide towards the algal community composition,diversity and marked species in a landscape pond containing algal bloom. The results showed that three algicides were all able to efficiently decrease algal density. The results of high-throughput sequencing presented that Monoraphidium genus in Chlorophyta phylum dominated the original water sample,with a relative abundance of 74.34%. Compared with normal sequencing,the sequencing after pre-PMA treatment efficiently revealed the differences of living algal community composition and diversity among different algicides-treated samples. After algicide treatment,the relative abundances of Chlorophyta decreased to 1.50%-24.61%,while the relative abundances of Leptolyngbya boryana(bel-onging to Cyanobacteria phylum)increased to 27.85%-41.52%. 50 mg/L bio-algicide significantly increased Chao1 index,observed species index,Pielou's eveness index and Shannon index,i.e.,increased the diversity,evenness and stability of the alive algal community. Principal coordinate analysis showed that increasing dosages of Ca(ClO)2 and bio-algicide did not significantly change the community structure of alive algae. Species differences analysis revealed that Chroococcidiopsis sp.,typical adversity environmental dominant algal species,enriched in the alive algal communities of 1.0 mg/L CuSO4 group and 50 mg/L bio-algicide group. This study proved that PMA pretreatment coupled with HTST is an efficient technology to investigate the influences of different algicides on the alive algal community structures in water body that suffers from algal bloom.

Key words: algicide, PMA, high-throughput sequencing, algal community, diversity