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Analysis of Potential Toxigenicity and Phylogeny using Target Genes in Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (Cyanophyceae) strains isolated from the Nakdong River

낙동강에서 분리된 Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (Cyanophyceae) 균주의 목표 유전자를 이용한 잠재적 독소 생성능 및 계통학적 분석

  • Ryu, Hui-Seong (Department of Biology Education, Daegu University) ;
  • An, Sung-Min (Korean Institute of Ocean Science & Technology) ;
  • Lim, Chang-Kun (Department of Biological Science, Daegu University) ;
  • Shin, Ra-Young (Department of Biology Education, Daegu University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Guen (Department of Earth Science Education, Daegu University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Ho (Department of Biology Education, Daegu University)
  • 류희성 (대구대학교 생물교육전공) ;
  • 안성민 (한국해양과학기술원) ;
  • 임창건 (대구대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 신라영 (대구대학교 생물교육전공) ;
  • 박종근 (대구대학교 지구과학교육전공) ;
  • 이정호 (대구대학교 생물교육전공)
  • Received : 2017.02.15
  • Accepted : 2017.03.27
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

The identity of toxin producers remains only hypothesis unless there were identified by strain isolation and analytical confirmation of both the cyanotoxin production and the genetic identity of the monoculture. The purposes of this study were to identify a morphologic and phylogenetic classification in Aphanizomenon flos-aquae strains isolated from the Nakdong River and to investigate the potential ability of the strains to produce toxins such as saxitoxin and cylindrospermopsin using target genes. The 16S rRNA and sxtA, sxtI, cyrA, cyrJ genes were analyzed on two strains (DGUC001, DGUC003) isolated from the Nakdong River. Morphological features of the strains were observed a shape of aggregated trichomes in parallel fascicles which can reach up to macroscopic size and a hyaline terminal cell without aerotope. In addition, the 16S rRNA phylogenetic analyses showed that the strains were identified as the same species with high genetic similarity of 98.4% and grouped within a monospecific andsupported cluster I of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae selected from GenBank of the NCBI. The cyrA and cyrJ genes encoding for the cylindrospermopsin-biosynthesis were not detected in the present study. The sxtA gene was in detected both the two strains, whereas the sxtI gene which had been suggested as a suitable molecular marker to detect saxitoxin-producing cyanobacteria was not found both the strains. Thus, the two strains isolated from Nakdong River were identified as the same species of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet et Flahault 1888, the two strains were confirmed as potential non-producing strains of the saxitoxin and cylindrospermopsin.

독소 생성 분류군의 정의는 분리균주에 의해서 동정되고, 단일배양에 의한 독소 생성 여부 및 유전적 검토가 확인된 분류군을 의미한다. 이러한 관점에서 Aphanizomenon flos-aquae의 독소 생성능은 세계적으로 아직 논쟁의 여지가 있다. 본 연구는 낙동강에서 분리한 Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (DGUC001, DGUC003)을 대상으로 16S rRNA 염기서열을 이용하여 계통학적 위치를 확인하고, 남세균독소인 saxitoxin (STX)과 cylindrospermopsin (CYN)의 잠재적 생성능력을 유전자 수준에서 검토하였다. 연구에 사용된 균주는 2016년 8월과 2016년 10월에 낙동강 본류구간의 하천수에서 분리되었다. 계통학적 분석에는 16S rRNA가 사용되었으며, 독소 생성 유전자는 CYN과 STX 생합성에 관여하는 cyrA, cyrJ, sxtA, sxtI 유전자가 선택되었다. 분리된 균주 DGUC001과 DGUC003은 육안으로 관찰 가능한 크기의 다발(fascicles)을 형성하였으며, 세포사(trichome)가 병렬 형태로 나열되고, 세포사의 양쪽 끝에 위치한 말단 세포(terminal cell)가 거의 투명하거나 긴 끈 형태의 세포질을 가지고 있었다. 또한, 두 개의 균주는 98.4%의 유전적 유사도를 나타내어 동일종으로 판단되었고, 유전자 은행에서 선별한 Cluster I의 Aph. flos-aquae strains과도 계통수에서 66~82%의 bootstrap value의 지지도로 단일 cluster에 포함되었다. 확보된 두 개 균주의 유전자 정보는 유전자은행 NCBI에 등록되었으며, KY327795, KY327796의 Accession no.를 부여받았다. 한편, 세포독소 CYN의 생합성에 관여하는 유전자 cyrA와 cyrJ는 두 개 균주 모두에서 확인되지 않았다. STX의 생합성을 담당하는 유전자 중 sxtA 유전자는 두 개의 균주에서 확보되었으며, 독소생합성 과정의 분자생물학적 지표 역할을 하는 sxtI 유전자는 발견되지 않았다. 따라서 낙동강 현장시료에서 분리된 두 개의 균주는 형태학적 및 계통분류학적으로 동일종인 Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet et Flahault 1888로 동정되었으며, 두 개의 균주는 CYN과 STX의 잠재적인 독소 비생성 균주로 확인되었다. 이 결과를 통하여 Aph. flos-aquae가 독소 생성 분류군으로 분류되는 것에 대한 보다 면밀한 검토가 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.

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