title: Aggregation-induced emission fluorogens as biomarkers to assess the viability of microalgae in aquatic ecosystems.
abstract: Microalgae can be a valuable indicator for monitoring water pollution due to their sensitivity to the changes induced by pollutants in the environment. In this study, an aggregation-induced emission fluorogen was used as a novel tool to differentiate dead and live microalgae and quantify the link between live algal concentration and fluorogen intensity. Protein in the cell protoplasm is the key component contributing to fluorescence emission in algae.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia. jian.qin@flinders.edu.au and Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia. youhong.tang@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Centre for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia.
authors.forename: Wei-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Gai
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: Yuning
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Ben Zhong
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia. jian.qin@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jianguang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia. youhong.tang@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Youhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D017753:Ecosystem; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000378:metabolism*; D049449:Luminescence; D058086:Microalgae / Q000502:physiology*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D014867:Water