ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Changes of Extracellular Polymeric Substance
(EPS) during Microcystis Aeruginosa Blooms
at Different Levels of Nutrients in a Eutrophic
Microcosmic Simulation Device
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College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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Key Laboratory for Subtropical Ocean and Lake Environments and Biological Resources
Utilization Technology of Zhejiang, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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Zhejiang Blue in Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Wenzhou, China
Submission date: 2018-11-01
Final revision date: 2018-12-22
Acceptance date: 2018-12-27
Online publication date: 2019-08-06
Publication date: 2019-10-23
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(1):349-360
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The outbreak of cyanobacterial blooms in water can cause serious harm to water supply safety
and human health, which has become one of the major water environmental problems in the present
world. In this paper, the representative Microcystis aeruginosa blooms were studied by the eutrophic
microcosmic simulation device between natural lake system and test in laboratory scale. Toxic
Microcystis aeruginosa FACHB-905 and non-toxic Microcystis aeruginosa FACHB-469 were used
to simulate algal blooms in different nutrient conditions. The study of stratified EPS extracted from
different vegetative and growth stages of Microcystis aeruginosa showed that high nutritional conditions
can induce Microcystis aeruginosa to produce more extracellular polysaccharides, while low nutrient
conditions can affect the fluorescence components in the SL-EPS (Soluble EPS) of Microcystis
aeruginosa. Furthermore, the proteins in TB-EPS (Tightly bound EPS) will gradually release to
SL-EPS and LB-EPS (loosely bound EPS) during the bloom, which can decrease from 34% in the initial
growth period to 20%. The tryptophan-like substances in SL-EPS and TB-EPS, and the humic-acid-like
substances in SL-EPS have a significant impact on the Microcystis aeruginosa blooms. Finally, all these
results are expected to be of use in the study of the algal blooming outbreak early warning and control
problems.