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Zhao W, Yin D, Qiao X, Wang S. Application of Moina mongolica and Daphniopsis tibetana in marine ecotoxicology studies in China: A review. Environ Pollut 2024; 345:123444. [PMID: 38278403 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Moina mongolica and Daphniopsis tibetana are typical saline Cladocera in China that are characterized by a wide salinity range, rapid reproduction, and high-density culture. In this paper, the characteristics and life history of M. mongolica and D. tibetana are reviewed. The application of these two species of Cladocera to ecotoxicology in recent years is also summarized from the aspects of environmental factors and environmental pollutants, including ultraviolet B radiation, temperature, salinity, alkalinity, pH, heavy metals, harmful red tide, pesticides, and persistent organic pollutants. Additionally, the toxicity sensitivity of saline Cladocera in different reproductive statuses and inter-generational embryos is discussed. Finally, the need to enhance knowledge of the molecular genomics, population dynamics, and strategies for protection of saline Cladocera, along with the need for establishment of estuarine and marine environmental monitoring standards are discussed. Overall, this review highlights the potential for using these Cladocera species as indicator organisms for estuarine and marine ecotoxicology studies.
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- Wen Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Hydrobiology in Liaoning Province, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Hydrobiology in Liaoning Province, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Hydrobiology in Liaoning Province, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Hydrobiology in Liaoning Province, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China.
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Mendes PM, Ribeiro JA, Martins GA, Lucia T, Araujo TR, Fuentes-Guevara MD, Corrêa LB, Corrêa ÉK. Phytotoxicity test in check: Proposition of methodology for comparison of different method adaptations usually used worldwide. J Environ Manage 2021; 291:112698. [PMID: 33971513 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Seed germination tests have been widely used in recent years to indicate the toxicity levels of samples of organic compounds, biosolids, residues and effluents. Lactuca sativa L, commonly known as lettuce, has been one of the main indicative species for these tests due to its high sensitivity to low levels of toxicity, when compared to other seeds and also because it is cultivated worldwide. Although this type of analysis or essay is being widely used, it is necessary to reflect on the various adaptations of methods used by different researchers worldwide. This work presents an innovative methodology that makes it possible to compare the different phytotoxicity methods currently used in the world, through four stages that include the coefficient of variation (CV) as the main classification criterion, also counting on an eliminatory criterion. The existence of a significant difference (P value < 0.05) between the evaluated tests was proven. The phytotoxicity test that presented the lowest CV was T8 (test with lettuce seeds at 25 °C, 60 min agitation, resting overnight, 5 mL of sample on the plate, 90 mm size plate). It has concluded that not all adaptations of this type of test are reliable. It has also concluded that there is a lack of standardization for the phytotoxicity test on a global scale, which makes the various researchers in the field end up promoting variations, adaptations for the phytotoxicity test; therefore, there is an urgent need for ways to compare these variations, as the innovation proposed by this work. With a single standard methodology, we conclude that it will make it possible to compare phytotoxicity in samples directly between countries and continents, being able to generate a worldwide panorama of phytotoxicity, publicizing and comparing the standardized phytotoxicity levels in each region.
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- Pablo Machado Mendes
- Department of Agribusiness Science and Technology, Federal University of Pelotas, Faculty of Agronomy Eliseu Maciel, Capão do Leão, Federal University of Pelotas, s/n, e-mail box: 354, Pelotas/RS, 96010900, Brazil.
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- Department of Agribusiness Science and Technology, Federal University of Pelotas, Faculty of Agronomy Eliseu Maciel, Capão do Leão, Federal University of Pelotas, s/n, e-mail box: 354, Pelotas/RS, 96010900, Brazil
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- Department of Agribusiness Science and Technology, Federal University of Pelotas, Faculty of Agronomy Eliseu Maciel, Capão do Leão, Federal University of Pelotas, s/n, e-mail box: 354, Pelotas/RS, 96010900, Brazil
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- Veterinary College, Federal University of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, Federal University of Pelotas, s/n, e-mail box: 354, Pelotas/RS, 96010900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, University Campus Rector João David Ferreira Lima s/n, Florianópolis/SC, 88040900, Brazil.
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- Soil Department, Federal University of Pelotas, Faculty of Agronomy Eliseu Maciel, Capão do Leão, Federal University of Pelotas, s/n, e-mail box: 354, Pelotas/RS, 96010900, Brazil
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- Engineering Center, Federal University of Pelotas, 989 Benjamin Constant Street, Pelotas/RS, 96010-020, Brazil
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- Engineering Center, Federal University of Pelotas, 989 Benjamin Constant Street, Pelotas/RS, 96010-020, Brazil
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Barbosa I, Pizarro I, Freitas R, Nunes B. Antioxidative and neurotoxicity effects of acute and chronic exposure of the estuarine polychaete Hediste diversicolor to paracetamol. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2020; 77:103377. [PMID: 32251999 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The presence of anthropogenic drugs in the aquatic ecosystems is a reality nowadays, and a large number of studies have been reporting their putative toxic effects on wildlife. However, the majority of the studies published so far uses standard organisms, whose probability of becoming in contact with drugs in real scenarios of contamination is at least, low. The use of autochthonous organisms in ecotoxicity testing is thus mandatory, and the present study aimed to assess the feasibility of assessing oxidative based stress responses (enzymatic defenses, such as catalase, glutathione-s-transferases, and lipid peroxidation; neurotoxicity as an indirect outcome of oxidizing conditions) on a polychaete species, Hediste diversicolor, after being acutely and chronically exposed to the widely employed drug paracetamol. H. diversicolor showed to be responsive to paracetamol exposure. Data obtained after acute exposure to paracetamol showed that no antioxidant adaptive response was established, but cholinesterasic activity was enhanced. On the contrary, long term exposure of H. diversicolor individuals to paracetamol resulted in clear pro-oxidative effects, with catalase and cholinesterase inhibition, and a significant reduction in the levels of lipoperoxidation. Considering that some of the tested levels (especially those of the chronic test) were already reported in the wild, the here-obtained results are of high environmental significance. In addition, chronic exposure regime yielded more significant results, with important modification of more parameters, suggesting that realistic conditions of exposure are more suited for an integrated assessment of toxicity of drugs in aquatic organisms.
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- Inês Barbosa
- Departmento de Biologia, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departmento de Biologia, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departmento de Biologia, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departmento de Biologia, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Amphipods are commonly used test organisms in ecotoxicological studies. Nevertheless, their naturally occurring parasites have mostly been neglected in these investigations, even though several groups of parasites can have a multitude of effects, e.g. on host survival, physiology, or behavior. In the present review, we summarize the knowledge on the effects of Microsporidia and Acanthocephala, 2 common and abundant groups of parasites in amphipods, on the outcome of ecotoxicological studies. Parasites can have significant effects on toxicological endpoints (e.g. mortality, biochemical markers) that are unexpected in some cases (e.g. down-regulation of heat shock protein 70 response in infected individuals). Therefore, parasites can bias the interpretation of results, for example if populations with different parasite profiles are compared, or if toxicological effects are masked by parasite effects. With the present review, we would like to encourage ecotoxicologists to consider parasites as an additional factor if field-collected test organisms are analyzed for biomarkers. Additionally, we suggest intensification of research activities on the effects of parasites in amphipods in connection with other stressors to disentangle parasite and pollution effects and to improve our understanding of parasite effects in this host taxon.
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- Daniel Grabner
- Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany
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Amal MNA, Ismail A, Saad MZ, Md Yasin IS, Nasruddin NS, Mastor SS, Abdul Rahman MH, Mohamad N. Study on Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Javanese medaka (Oryzias javanicus Bleeker, 1854) model. Microb Pathog 2019; 131:47-52. [PMID: 30940607 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study determines the median lethal dose, and describes the clinico-pathological changes and disease development following Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Javanese medaka model. Javanese medakas were infected with S. agalactiae via intraperitoneal (IP) from 104 to 108 CFU/mL, and immersion (IM) route from 103 to 107 CFU/mL. The LD50-240h and clinico-pathological changes of the fish was determined until 240 h post infection (hpi). Next, the disease development was determined for 96 hpi in the fish following IP and IM infection at 103 CFU/mL and 104 CFU/mL, respectively. The LD50-240h of S. agalactiae in Javanese medaka was lower following IP injection (4.5 × 102 CFU/mL), compared to IM route (3.5 × 103 CFU/mL). The clinical signs included separating from the schooling group, swimming at the surface of water column, lethargy, erratic swimming pattern, corneal opacity and exophthalmia. Histopathological examinations revealed generalized congestion in almost all internal organs, particularly in liver and brain, while the kidney displayed tubular necrosis. Both IP and IM routes showed significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) between the CFU/g of S. agalactiae in the fish tissue and fish deaths. Moreover, the lesions for histopathological scoring in selected organs following IP and IM challenges were also reflecting the CFU/g and fish deaths. This study indicates the capability of Javanese medaka as a model organism in study of streptococcosis development.
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- Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Craniofacial Diagnostics and Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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da Silva Toscano Saes RV, Moreira LB, Peres TF, Taniguchi S, Bícego MC, Marins RV, de Souza Abessa DM. Sub-lethal Responses of the Polychaete Armandia agilis in Whole-sediment Toxicity Testing. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2019; 102:310-315. [PMID: 30688999 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02556-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The present study assessed biochemical responses as sublethal endpoints in the polychaete Armandia agilis exposed to contaminated sediments to in order to assess its potential use as a test organism. Sediment samples from several locations at a dredging site were obtained and used in whole-sediment exposures. Samples were tested with A. agilis to determine the 10-day toxicity of the 100% sample and the enzymatic activity of catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) biochemical measurements made in whole-body homogenates of a subset of the surviving organisms. Biochemical responses reported in A. agilis were not statistically different from the reference site sediment, however, the integrated analysis demonstrated that contaminants bound to sediment samples influenced the sublethal effects.
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- Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Meireles - Fortaleza, Av. da Abolição, Ceara, 3207, 60165-08, Brazil.
- Núcleo de Estudos em Poluição e Ecotoxicologia Aquática, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n. São Vicente, Sao Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Meireles - Fortaleza, Av. da Abolição, Ceara, 3207, 60165-08, Brazil
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- Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Praça do Oceanográfico, 191. São Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-120, Brazil
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- Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Praça do Oceanográfico, 191. São Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508-120, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Meireles - Fortaleza, Av. da Abolição, Ceara, 3207, 60165-08, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Meireles - Fortaleza, Av. da Abolição, Ceara, 3207, 60165-08, Brazil
- Núcleo de Estudos em Poluição e Ecotoxicologia Aquática, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n. São Vicente, Sao Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil
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Amal MNA, Zarif ST, Suhaiba MS, Aidil MRM, Shaqinah NN, Zamri-Saad M, Ismail A. The effects of fish gender on susceptibility to acute Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Javanese medaka Oryzias javanicus. Microb Pathog 2018; 114:251-4. [PMID: 29217326 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.11.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study describes the susceptibility of different fish gender following acute Streptococcus agalactiae infection by using Javanese medaka Oryzias javanicus as test fish. The fish were grouped into four groups, which were: (1) all-male; (2) all-female; (3) mixed-gender (1 male: 1 female ratio); and (4) control non-infected (1 male: 1 female ratio). The fish in group 1, 2 and 3 were intraperitoneally exposed to 5.4 × 108 CFU/mL of S. agalactiae, while for group 4, the fish were exposed using sterile broth. The main clinical signs and histopathological changes of infected Javanese medaka were commonly observed in S. agalactiae infected fishes. However, no difference on clinical signs and histopathological changes of fish in group 1, 2 and 3 were noticed. The Javanese medaka mortality in group 1, 2 and 3 were observed from 4 h post infection (hpi) to 6 hpi, with the cumulative mortality from 3% to 30%. Then, the mortality increased at 12 hpi, with the range from 53% to 80%. However, 100% of the infected fish dead at 24 hpi. No clinical sign, histopathological change and fish mortality recorded in group 4. Generally, the clinical signs, mortality patterns, cumulative mortality and histopathological changes of Javanese medaka infected by S. agalactiae did not show any difference between the all-male, all-female and mixed-gender groups. This indicates that the susceptibility of fish to S. agalactiae infection is not influenced by their gender.
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