Abstract
To elucidate the mechanism of succinic acid (SA) inhibition of Microcystis aeruginosa, the chlorophyll fluorescence transients, photosynthesis, photosynthetic electron transport activity, and gene expression of M. aeruginosa were evaluated under various doses of SA. The results demonstrated that, after treatment with 60 mg L-1 SA for 1 h, the chlorophyll fluorescence transients and related parameters changed significantly, indicating that the function and structure of photosynthetic apparatuses of Microcystis were seriously damaged. The initial quantum efficiency α, maximum net photosynthetic rate Pnmax, dark respiration rate Rd, and gross photosynthetic rate decreased to 57%, 49%, 49%, and 46%, respectively, relative to the control. Furthermore, photosystem II (PSII) activity (H2O→p-BQ) and the electron transport activity of H2O→MV and DPC→MV significantly decreased. Real-time PCR analysis revealed that, following incubation with 60 mg L-1 SA for 24 h, the expression level of core protein genes (psbA, psaB, psbD, and psbO) of the photosynthesis centers photosystem I (PSI) and PSII decreased significantly. However, the transcription of gene nblA encoding phycobilisome degradation protein was elevated. The downregulation of the rbcL gene, which encodes the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco), resulted in the suppression of CO2 fixation and assimilation. High concentration (60 mg L-1) of SA resulted in damage to oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) and reaction center of PSII, blocking photosynthetic electron transport, thereby lowering the rate photosynthesis and inhibiting the growth of Microcystis. We concluded that inhibition of photosynthesis is an important mechanism of SA inhibition in M. aeruginosa.
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