Abstract
We report the inhibitory effects of various volatile organic sulfide (VOS) compounds on algal and cyanobacterial species (bloom forming motile dinoflagellate Peridinium gatunense, toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis sp., chlorophyte Chlorella sp. and diatom Nitzschia sp.) isolated from Lake Kinneret, Israel. Several VOS compounds severely inhibited various physiological activities in the tested phytoplankton species. Based on these results, we propose that compounds such as dimethyl sulfide (widespread in oceanic and fresh water environments in association with algal blooms), may affect the development and composition of phytoplankton population through allelopathic interactions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 117-128 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Allelopathy Journal |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jul 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cell lysis
- Cyanobacteria
- Organic sulfide
- Photosynthesis
- Phytoplankton
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Plant Science
