title: Inhibition of freshwater algal species by co-culture with two fungi.
abstract: Microorganisms have attracted worldwide attention as possible agents for the inhibition of water blooms. Algae can usually be inhibited and degraded directly by fungi. In this study, the effects of Trichaptum abietinum 1302BG and Lopharia spadicea on different freshwater algal species, namely, Microcystis aeruginosa, Chlorella vulgaris, Glenodinium sp., Navicula sp., Cryptomonas ovata, and Euglena gracilis, were detected. After 24h, there was a significant inhibitory effect in all algal cultures with T. abietinum 1302BG, except E. gracilis, and all algal cultures with L. spadicea, except Navicula sp. and E. gracilis. The dried masses of two fungi increased while majority of the algal cells disappeared after 72 h of co-incubation with M. aeruginosa, C. vulgaris, Glenodinium sp., and C. ovata. Thus, the two fungi might inhibit the growth of different freshwater algal species and utilize the algal cells for their growth.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Jingjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Guiying
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xingjun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D018920:Coculture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000254:growth & development*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D025282:Mycelium / Q000254:growth & development