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- Title
Adsorbable organic bromine compounds (AOBr) in aquatic samples: a nematode-based toxicogenomic assessment of the exposure hazard.
- Authors
Saul, Nadine; Stürzenbaum, Stephen; Chakrabarti, Shumon; Baberschke, Nora; Lieke, Thora; Putschew, Anke; Kochan, Cindy; Menzel, Ralph; Steinberg, Christian
- Abstract
Elevated levels of adsorbable organic bromine compounds (AOBr) have been detected in German lakes, and cyanobacteria like Microcystis, which are known for the synthesis of microcystins, are one of the main producers of natural organobromines. However, very little is known about how environmental realistic concentrations of organobromines impact invertebrates. Here, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans was exposed to AOBr-containing surface water samples and to a Microcystis aeruginosa-enriched batch culture (MC-BA) and compared to single organobromines and microcystin-LR exposures. Stimulatory effects were observed in certain life trait variables, which were particularly pronounced in nematodes exposed to MC-BA. A whole genome DNA-microarray revealed that MC-BA led to the differential expression of more than 2000 genes, many of which are known to be involved in metabolic, neurologic, and morphologic processes. Moreover, the upregulation of cyp- and the downregulation of abu-genes suggested the presence of chronic stress. However, the nematodes were not marked by negative phenotypic responses. The observed difference in MC-BA and microcystin-LR (which impacted lifespan, growth, and reproduction) exposed nematodes was hypothesized to be likely due to other compounds within the batch culture. Most likely, the exposure to low concentrations of organobromines appears to buffer the effects of toxic substances, like microcystin-LR.
- Subjects
HALOGEN compounds; TOXICOGENOMICS; ORGANOBROMINE compounds; MICROCYSTINS; GENE expression
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 19, p14862
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-015-4694-1