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Environmental Sciences
Pedro A. Ribeiro, Tonje Naess, Geir Dahle, Lars Asplin, Kenneth Meland, Stein Fredriksen, Kjersti Sjotun
Summary: A study examining the genetic structure and gene flow of Saccharina latissima along the Norwegian coast found a clear isolation pattern along the coast, with lower connectivity between South- and North-Norway and between coastal stations and innermost fjord stations. Genetic adaptation was also observed in populations in the Skagerrak area and in the two fjords.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jillian Campbell, Samuel Starko
Summary: This study aimed to establish allometric relationships for the widespread kelp Saccharina latissima in the Salish Sea, comparing the abilities of four non-destructive metrics to predict thallus fresh weight and ranking models based on their AICc scores. The appropriate sample size for constructing local models was determined through a resampling experiment, providing inexpensive and effective methods for non-destructively estimating S. latissima biomass.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jago Strong-Wright, John R. Taylor
Summary: Recent research suggests that macroalgae, such as kelp, could be cultivated in the open ocean as a method of CO2 removal. This study investigates the growth potential of macroalgae in the North Atlantic, finding that growth is possible to depths of up to 50 meters in clear open ocean waters. The study also reveals the importance of temperature and nutrient availability in determining the southern limit of macroalgae growth range. Additionally, the research highlights a significant reduction in kelp growth potential over the past two decades due to surface ocean warming.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Dylan L. C. de Jong, Klaas R. Timmermans, Jose M. de Winter, Goverdina C. H. Derksen
Summary: The study revealed that seaweed phytosterol content was not affected by nutrient availability alone for the first five weeks, but showed significant differences between nutrient treatments in weeks 3-5. In the sixth week, varying light conditions and nutrient availability resulted in marked differences in sterol content among all groups.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Louise Kregting, Emma Healey, Molly Crowe, Eoghan M. Cunningham
Summary: Mariculture grown seaweed production is insufficient to meet the demand for traditional and novel applications. Water motion, rather than static conditions, has been found to enhance seaweed growth in aquaculture. This study investigated the influence of water motion on the growth of Saccharina latissima in the nursery stage and found that oscillatory water motion increased overall sporophyte density, while static conditions increased sporophyte length. The results suggest that water motion during the nursery phase can increase the yield of sea-grown kelp in mariculture.
ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Guorong Zhu, Alexander Ebbing, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Klaas R. Timmermans
Summary: This study found that kelp frond surface shapes are influenced by waves, which primarily increase frond biomass, elongation rate, and carbon to nitrogen ratio while inducing a greater variety in and rougher frond surface shapes. Additionally, large individuals have larger and heavier fronds, and the central frond of Saccharina latissima shows high morphological and physiological plasticity to cope with contrasting environments.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sanna Matsson, Anna Metaxas, Silje Forbord, Svein Kristiansen, Aleksander Handa, Bodil A. Bluhm
Summary: The study investigated the effects of outplanting time on the cultivation of the commercially important kelp species Saccharina latissima in Norway. Early outplanting in February resulted in larger frond areas, while later outplanting in April led to higher growth and shedding rates, higher carbon content, and fewer fouling epizoans. Outplanting time is an important factor affecting biomass yield and seaweed quality.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Silje Forbord, Siv Anina Etter, Ole Jacob Broch, Vegard Ronning Dahlen, Yngvar Olsen
Summary: This study evaluated the short-term nitrate uptake kinetics in cultivated Saccharina latissima juvenile sporophytes under nitrogen-saturated and nitrogen-limited conditions. The results indicate that nitrate uptake rates were linearly related to substrate concentrations and that the seaweed requires high ambient nitrate concentrations for rapid growth. Mathematical modelling showed a near linear response of nitrogen-specific uptake rates to changes in total tissue nitrogen, with a maximum estimated value for total tissue nitrogen being approached after more than 20 days at certain nitrate concentrations.
Article
Ecology
Daniel James Coaten, Hermann Dreki Guls, Halldor Palmar Halldorsson, Margret Porsteinsdottir
Summary: As the global demand for algae products increases, efficient cultivation methods are becoming more important. This study compared the biochemical components of two types of indigenous brown marine macroalgae in Iceland and mapped them to environmental variables. The results showed a strong correlation between sea surface temperature and carbohydrates (positive) and proteins (negative) in both species, suggesting it may be a key driver in macroalgae biochemical production. Other factors such as total phosphorus and nitrate were also identified as possible modulators. Site-specific environmental factors may have a greater influence on algae biochemical variability than genetic familiarity.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Liyi Xu, Pingping Li, Jingjing Su, Ding Wang, Yunbo Kuang, Zuyun Ye, Meixia Chen
Summary: In this study, 360 EST-SSR markers were developed using a transcriptome library. The analysis of genotyping data showed that 20 markers had high fingerprinting power and genetic diversity. These markers were recommended for analyzing the genetic diversity and parentage of 102 F1 hybrid individuals.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xinxin Wang, Marthe J. Blikra, Tor H. Evensen, Dagbjorn Skipnes, Philip James
Summary: Interest in cultivating Saccharina latissima is rising in northern Norway. This study showed that site, depth, and sori origin can affect the growth, biofouling, mineral content, and potentially toxic elements of S. latissima. Variations in these factors were observed between sites, with iodine content increasing with cultivation depth.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Craig S. Young, Laine H. Sylvers, Stephen J. Tomasetti, Andrew Lundstrom, Craig Schenone, Michael H. Doall, Christopher J. Gobler
Summary: Coastal zones can be affected by acidification due to the influx of atmospheric CO2 and other sources of acidity. However, the photosynthetic action of seaweeds, particularly in aquaculture, may buffer against coastal ocean acidification. In this study, it was found that co-culturing bivalves with kelp mitigated the negative effects of elevated pCO(2), resulting in improved growth rates. This suggests that integrated, multi-trophic aquaculture with bivalves and kelp could be beneficial in acidification scenarios.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Song Lu
Summary: In this study, a transcriptome analysis of Anoectochilus emeiensis was conducted, resulting in the identification of numerous unigenes and EST-SSR markers. The findings of this study will be valuable for future population genetic studies of A. emeiensis.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Betina Lafeuille, Eric Tamigneaux, Karine Berger, Veronique Provencher, Lucie Beaulieu
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of harvest months and food processing on cultivated Saccharina latissima (S. latissima) from Quebec. The results showed that May specimens had higher levels of proteins, ash, iodine, iron, and carotenoids, while June macroalgae contained more carbohydrates. The drying process applied in May appeared to preserve the quality of S. latissima better compared to blanching and steaming.
Article
Agronomy
Manosh Kumar Biswas, Dhiman Biswas, Mita Bagchi, Ganjun Yi, Guiming Deng
Summary: Microsatellites, or SSRs, were identified in pre-miRNA sequences from 292 plant species in six taxonomic groups, with 51% of sequences containing SSRs, mainly mononucleotide, di- and trinucleotide repeats. There were 9,498 potential microsatellite loci as pre-miRNA SSR markers, with about 65.51% of primer pairs transferable to at least one plant taxonomic group. The data presented accelerate understanding of pre-miRNA evolution and serve as valuable genomic resources for genetic improvements in a variety of crops.
Article
Plant Sciences
Haiqin Yao, Delphine Scornet, Murielle Jam, Cecile Herve, Philippe Potin, Lydie Oliveira Correia, Susana M. Coelho, J. Mark Cock
Summary: The life cycle of the filamentous brown alga Ectocarpus involves alternation between sporophyte and gametophyte generations, with deployment of the sporophyte developmental program requiring specific transcription factors. The sporophyte generation secretes a diffusible factor that may belong to the arabinogalactan proteins family.
JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lauric Reynes, Thierry Thibaut, Stephane Mauger, Aurelie Blanfune, Florian Holon, Corinne Cruaud, Arnaud Couloux, Myriam Valero, Didier Aurelle
Summary: The study identified genomic signatures of partial clonality in the deep water kelp species Laminaria rodriguezii and compared them with a closely related species Laminaria digitata. The findings showed distinct genetic distributions and different impacts of clonality and genetic drift on population diversity. These results provide insights into the genetic study of asexuality in natural populations and highlight potential applications of RAD-sequencing in investigating partial clonality in various non-model species.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alexander Jueterbock, Antoine J. P. Minne, J. Mark Cock, Melinda A. Coleman, Thomas Wernberg, Lydia Scheschonk, Ralf Rautenberger, Jie Zhang, Zi-Min Hu
Summary: Marine macrophytes play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems, but face threats from climate change and other human-induced stressors. Studies suggest that priming these plants with heat stress may enhance their resilience to future temperature fluctuations.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Svenja Heesch, Martha Serrano-Serrano, Josue Barrera-Redondo, Remy Luthringer, Akira F. Peters, Christophe Destombe, J. Mark Cock, Myriam Valero, Denis Roze, Nicolas Salamin, Susana M. Coelho
Summary: A study on the evolution of life cycles in brown algae revealed that diploid growth evolves when sexual reproduction is preferred over asexual reproduction. The research also found that haploid sex determination is ancestral to diploid sex determination, and isogamous species in brown algae evolved from anisogamous ancestors, contrary to the commonly reported pattern of evolution from isogamy to anisogamy.
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lauric Reynes, Didier Aurelle, Cristele Chevalier, Christel Pinazo, Myriam Valero, Stephane Mauger, Stephane Sartoretto, Aurelie Blanfune, Sandrine Ruitton, Charles-Francois Boudouresque, Marc Verlaque, Thierry Thibaut
Summary: Oceanic connectivity was found to be the primary predictor of genetic structure, while genetic differentiation in selective gene markers was linked to population depth, as indicated by minimum seawater temperature. Further research is needed to fully understand the role of depth in driving adaptive genetic differentiation in E. zosteroides.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Stephane Mauger, Louise Fouqueau, Komlan Avia, Lauric Reynes, Ester A. Serrao, Joao Neiva, Myriam Valero
Summary: Marine ecosystems formed by kelp forests are at risk from global change and local disturbances, making it crucial to identify genetic diversity reservoirs and develop tools such as microsatellite markers. Research found a decrease in cross-amplification of markers between closely related species with increasing genetic distance, and proposed a rapid PCR identification method based on species-specific COI mitochondrial primers to distinguish between four kelp species.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shingo Akita, Christophe Vieira, Takeaki Hanyuda, Florence Rousseau, Corinne Cruaud, Arnaud Couloux, Svenja Heesch, J. Mark Cock, Hiroshi Kawai
Summary: Analyses of nuclear protein-coding sequences in 39 Phaeophycean species belonging to eight orders provide significant support for resolving phylogenetic relationships within the studied taxa, confirming relationships seen in other sequences such as nuclear, chloroplast, and mitochondrial. This suggests that nuclear protein coding sequences may be a powerful approach to fully resolve interordinal relationships with increased taxon sampling.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Josselin Gueno, Michael Borg, Simon Bourdareau, Guillaume Cossard, Olivier Godfroy, Agnieszka Lipinska, Leila Tirichine, J. Mark Cock, Susana M. Coelho
Summary: In many eukaryotes, sex is determined by UV sex chromosomes and is expressed during the haploid phase of the life cycle. The regulation of sex-biased gene expression during sexual differentiation remains unclear. This study investigates the epigenomic changes associated with UV sexual differentiation in the brown alga Ectocarpus, finding that chromatin signatures correlated with gene expression and histone PTMs changes occurred preferentially at sex-specific genes. The chromatin landscape of UV sex chromosomes differs from autosomes, likely driven by evolutionary young genes in the pseudoautosomal regions.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Guillaume G. Cossard, Olivier Godfroy, Zofia Nehr, Corinne Cruaud, J. Mark Cock, Agnieszka P. Lipinska, Susana M. Coelho
Summary: The study reveals that the transition to co-sexuality in brown algae involves adaptive gene expression changes and rapid sequence evolution. The gene expression profiles of co-sexual species are more similar to those of ancestral females rather than males. Convergent gene expression changes are associated with the transition to co-sexuality.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
E. Lavaut, M-L Guillemin, S. Colin, A. Faure, J. Coudret, C. Destombe, M. Valero
Summary: Recent studies have contradicted the long-held belief that animal-mediated pollination is absent in the sea, particularly in seagrasses, sparking interest in investigating other marine phyla. This study discovers that biotic interactions can significantly increase the fertilization success of red algae through animal transport of spermatia, suggesting that animal-mediated fertilization may have evolved independently in terrestrial and marine environments and could have emerged in the sea before plants moved ashore.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ronan Becheler, Daniela Haverbeck, Corentin Clerc, Gabriel Montecinos, Myriam Valero, Andres Mansilla, Sylvain Faugeron
Summary: This study aimed to test the local adaptation in giant kelp and found that there are variations in temperature tolerance among different regions and populations. However, high latitude populations are not always more heat resilient than low latitude populations. Additionally, the gametophytes of the giant kelp have a large range of temperature tolerance, indicating their resistance.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oscar R. Huanel, Suany Quesada-Calderon, Cristian Rios Molina, Sarai Morales-Gonzalez, Pablo Saenz-Agudelo, Wendy A. Nelson, Natalia Arakaki, Stephane Mauger, Sylvain Faugeron, Marie-Laure Guillemin
Summary: This study used SNP to assess the genetic structure of Gracilaria chilensis in Chile and found that the low genetic diversity may be associated with over-exploitation and colonization history. The Quaternary glacial cycles had important effects on the species in New Zealand. A recent genetic bottleneck was observed in Chile, presenting challenges for genetic resource management in this incipiently domesticated species.
Article
Plant Sciences
J. Mark Cock
JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
E. Lavaut, M. Valero, S. Mauger, M. L. Guillemin, C. Destombe, M. Dufay
Summary: This study shows that sexual selection occurs in the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis, with males exhibiting greater variance in mating success and a stronger relationship between reproductive success and mating success compared to females. This provides evidence for Bateman's principles in a seaweed species.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Simon Bourdareau, Olivier Godfroy, Josselin Gueno, Delphine Scornet, Susana M. Coelho, Leila Tirichine, J. Mark Cock
Summary: This article introduces a chromatin immunoprecipitation method for brown algal genomic research, which can reveal the importance of gene regulation in brown algae through the detection and analysis of post-translational modifications. It effectively addresses the challenge of extracting chromatin from cells protected by a resistant cell wall.
METHODS AND PROTOCOLS
(2022)