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Seasonal responses of periphytic protozoan fauna to the antibiotic nitrofurazone at sensitive concentration in marine environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2025

Ning Wang ,
Henglong Xu  and
Guangjian Xu
Ning Wang
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
Henglong Xu*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
Guangjian Xu
Affiliation:
College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
*
Corresponding author: Henglong Xu; Email: henglongxu@126.com
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Abstract

In order to evaluate the seasonal responses of periphytic protozoan fauna to the antibiotic nitrofurazone at sensitive concentration, a 1-year baseline survey was carried out in Chinese coastal waters of the Yellow Sea. To assess the nitrofurazone (NFZ)-induced toxicokinetics in different season, the test protozoan samples were collected using microscope slides and exposed to the sensitive NFZ concentration of 8 mg ml−1. Differences in species composition and typical species were observed in the test organism fauna in the control and treatment among four seasons. However, the community patterns were significantly shifted under the sensitive concentration, with a part of stressed test samples significantly departed from a respected taxonomic pattern. Therefore, it is suggested that periphytic protozoan fauna may be significantly changed at the same sensitive concentration in both the species composition and community pattern, although there were significant differences in tolerant species among four seasons in marine environments.

Keywords

community structureecotoxicitynitrofurazoneperiphytic protozoaseasonal variability
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e29
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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