title: Pollution tolerant protozoa in polluted wetland.
abstract: This study for the first time confirmed that eight dominating protozoan species, Cryptomonas erosa, Euglena axyuris, Euglena caudate, Euglena gasterosteus, Euglena acus, Vorticella campanula, Vorticella convallaria and Epistylis lacustris, were the pollution tolerant species at chemical oxygen demand 54-104mg/L. These species cannot be used as indicator for clean water quality as commonly believed. The protozoa can be actively participating in the energy transfer chain between nano-planktonic and higher plants in polluted wetlands.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoa, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
authors.forename: Yi-Di
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoa, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoa, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoa, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoa, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
authors.forename: Xu-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan. Electronic address: djlee@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Duu-Jong
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D016802:Oligohymenophorea; D014873:Water Pollutants; D060753:Water Quality; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants
keywords: Indicator; Pollution; Protozoa; Wetland