Identification of bacteria associated with Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) Alexandrium spp. using tyramide signal amplification fluorescent in situ hybridization and confocal microscopy

Biegala, I., Kennaway, G., Alverca, E., Lennon, J.F., Vaulot, D. and Simon, N. 2002. Identification of bacteria associated with Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) Alexandrium spp. using tyramide signal amplification fluorescent in situ hybridization and confocal microscopy. Journal of Phycology. 38 (2), pp. 404-411. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01045.x

TitleIdentification of bacteria associated with Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) Alexandrium spp. using tyramide signal amplification fluorescent in situ hybridization and confocal microscopy
AuthorsBiegala, I., Kennaway, G., Alverca, E., Lennon, J.F., Vaulot, D. and Simon, N.
Abstract

In the marine environment, phytoplankton and bacterioplankton can be physically associated. Such association has recently been hypothesized to be involved in the toxicity of the dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium. However, the methods, which have been used so far to identify, localize, and quantify bacteria associated with phytoplankton, are either destructive, time consuming, or lack precision. In the present study we combined tyramide signal amplification–fluorescent in situ hybridization (TSA-FISH) with confocal microscopy to determine the physical association of dinoflagellate cells with bacteria. Dinoflagellate attached microflora was successfully identified with TSA-FISH, whereas FISH using monolabeled probes failed to detect bacteria, because of the dinoflagellate autofluorescence. Bacteria attached to entire dinoflagellates were further localized and distinguished from those attached to empty theca, by using calcofluor and DAPI, two fluorochromes that stain dinoflagellate theca and DNA, respectively. The contribution of specific bacterial taxa of attached microflora was assessed by double hybridization. Endocytoplasmic and endonuclear bacteria were successfully identified in the nonthecate dinoflagellate Gyrodinium instriatum. In contrast, intracellular bacteria were not observed in either toxic or nontoxic strains of Alexandrium spp. Finally, the method was successfully tested on natural phytoplankton assemblages, suggesting that this combination of techniques could prove a useful tool for the simultaneous identification, localization, and quantification of bacteria physically associated with dinoflagellates and more generally with phytoplankton.

JournalJournal of Phycology
Journal citation38 (2), pp. 404-411
ISSN0022-3646
YearApr 2002
PublisherWiley
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01045.x
Publication dates
PublishedApr 2002

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