CN100336913C - Proto green algae micro quantitation method - Google Patents

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CN100336913C
CN100336913C CNB2005100787200A CN200510078720A CN100336913C CN 100336913 C CN100336913 C CN 100336913C CN B2005100787200 A CNB2005100787200 A CN B2005100787200A CN 200510078720 A CN200510078720 A CN 200510078720A CN 100336913 C CN100336913 C CN 100336913C
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The present invention provides a micro quantitative method of prochlorococcus, which relates to a quantitative method of marine phytoplankton, particularly to a quantitative method of prochlorococcus (marine phytoplankton) by using a floor type fluorescence microscope method on the basis of time sequence observation, automatic imaging and digital analysis. The present invention provides a counting method of prochlorococcus, which comprises a sample pre-filtering step, a fixing step, a double stranded DNA fluorochrome dyeing step, a filtering step and a flaking step. A floor type fluorescence microscope which is matched with a red-sensitive electronic coupling assembly camera and a mercury lamp is used for observation, two groups of different fluorescence excitation blocks are used for observing and shooting cyanobacteria images and dye images in the same visual field, and then, the cyanobacteria images and the double stranded DNA fluorochrome images are obtained after being microscopically focused; the cells in the images are identified and analyzed to obtain new binary digitized images; the double stranded DNA fluorochrome images, the original cyanobacteria images, the cyanobacteria images of the platform period, and the binary digitized images are calculated to obtain the abundance of prochlorococcus.

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The microscopic quantity method of proto green algae
Technical field
The present invention relates to the quantivative approach of a kind of marine phytoplankton, especially relate to fall formula fluorescence microscopy the quantivative approach to marine phytoplankton proto green algae (Prochlorococcus) of a kind of employing based on time series observation, automated imaging and digital assay.
Background technology
Proto green algae is the highest protokaryon autotrophy photosynthetic organism of abundance in the ocean of finding recently up to now, has great ecology, evolution and resource environment meaning.Yet the proto green algae cell is minimum, fluorescence is very weak, and is provided with down at the formula fluorescent microscope (EM) that falls normally that (is 450-480nm as exciting light) temper goes out very soon, does not almost observe, more can't be accurately quantitatively (Sieracki et al., 1995; Partensky et al., 1999; Schwalbach and Fuhrman, 2005).In addition, synechococcus and proto green algae are cyanobacteria common genus (Partensky et al. in ocean environment, 1999), be provided with down at the EM of cyanobacteria, proto green algae is because the bigger cell of the tool hyperfluorescence that the signal that it sent is coexisted in the seawater sample, (Synechococcus) covers as synechococcus, so can't be observed under the initial cyanobacteria visual field.On the other hand, if cell comprises in the seawater sample that with DNA dyestuff (as DAPI, SYBR Green I) dyeing all microorganisms such as heterotrophic organism, proto green algae all will be mixed in together.So, the not recommended counting that is used for proto green algae of EM.And flow cytometer is effective tool (Sieracki et al., 1995 of proto green algae counting till now; Jiao et al., 2001), but flow cytometer is an expensive instrument, it only provides in some special-purpose laboratories.So the present invention will solve an above-mentioned difficult problem, make generally to have microscopical laboratory and can both have proto green algae and analyze quantitative ability.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to for overcome proto green algae common EM be provided with Xia temper go out soon, fluorescence is covered by synechococcus and can't observe and adopt flow cytometer to carry out the required deficiencies such as expensive expense of proto green algae counting under the initial cyanobacteria visual field, a kind of new proto green algae method of counting is provided, this method makes proto green algae just can carry out in the common lab that EM is arranged, and is easy and simple to handle.
Step of the present invention is: 1) with the pre-filtering darkling of institute's sample thief, fixing, double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye (4 ' 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, DAPI) dyeing, filtration and film-making; 2) with being furnished with red quick electron coupling assembly (CCD) photographic camera (SPOT Diagnostic Instruments, Inc.) and the formula fluorescent microscope that falls of mercury lamp (Carl Zeiss Light MicroscopyAXIOSKOP 4) observe, respectively the cyanobacteria (Cyano) of the same visual field and double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye image are observed and are taken pictures with 2 groups of different fluorescence excitation pieces.After the micro-focusing, carry out the image that obtains on cyanobacteria and the double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye temporal sequence of images; 3) cell in the image is discerned and analyzed, and obtain new binary digit image; 4) calculate: suppose under the visual field, obtain double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye image a, initial cyanobacteria image b respectively and (focus on first cyanobacteria image that the back obtains, be bigger alga cells based on the tool hyperfluorescence of synechococcus) and the cyanobacteria image c of plateau, and obtain corresponding binary digit image d, e and f respectively, the abundance of proto green algae=Boolean AND[(d so), (f)]-and Boolean AND[(d), (e)] (wherein " Boolean AND " refers to " logical operation with ").
In step 1), the pre-filtered method of said sample is to be the bolting silk pre-filtering of 20 μ m with sample with the aperture, to remove big organic-biological body and particles of inorganic material;
Said fixing means is to be that 2% Paraformaldehyde 96 is fixed 15 minutes darkling with the sample final concentration after the pre-filtering;
The dyeing process of said double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye is to be that the DAPI of 5 μ g/ml at room temperature dyeed 30 minutes in the dark with final concentration;
Said filtration and flaking method be with the sample after the dyeing with vacuum pump and filter with less than the pressure suction filtration of 0.03MPa to the black polycarbonate film in 25mm diameter, 0.2 μ m aperture, clip 1/4 film sample (filtration has the polycarbonate membrane of sample) then, each mirror oil on slide glass and cover glass, 1/4 film sample (cell faces up) is placed on the slide glass, and back covered flattens;
In step 2) in, observe with being furnished with the red quick electron coupling assembly photographic camera and the formula fluorescent microscope that falls of 50W mercury lamp, respectively the cyanobacteria of the same visual field and double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye image are observed and taken pictures with 2 groups of different fluorescence excitation pieces, all images all obtain by automatic exposure.After the micro-focusing, carry out obtaining on cyanobacteria and the double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye temporal sequence of images, obtained an image every 60 seconds, continue 10-15 minute.
In step 3), (Media Cybernetics Inc.) discerns and analyzes the cell in the image, and obtains new binary digit image with Image-Pro Plus (IPP) software.
In step 4), calculate: suppose under the visual field, obtain DAPI image a respectively, initial cyanobacteria image b (focuses on first cyanobacteria image that the back obtains, be bigger alga cells based on the tool hyperfluorescence of synechococcus) and the cyanobacteria image c of the plateau (image of the cyanobacteria number maximum that time series obtains in observing, mainly comprise synechococcus and proto green algae, the abundance of other frustule is not enough to constitute error for a short time), and obtain corresponding binary digit image d respectively, e and f, the abundance of proto green algae=Boolean AND[(d so), (f)]-and Boolean AND[(d), (e)] (wherein " Boolean AND " refers to " logical operation with ").
Compared with the prior art, advantage of the present invention is: the popularization of technology (formula that falls fluorescent microscope all provides in common laboratory); Adopt the time series observation to count to proto green algae; And method is easy, and is easy to operate.
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With the institute sample thief earlier with the bolting silk pre-filtering of 20 μ m to remove big organic-biological body and particles of inorganic material, the back is that 2% Paraformaldehyde 96 (PFA) is fixed 15 minutes with final concentration, be the DAPI dyeing 30 minutes of 5 μ g/ml again with final concentration, cell is filtered on black polycarbonate (PC) film (Whatman) in 0.2 μ m aperture afterwards, the film-making that faces up of clip 1/4 film sample, cell.
2. with EM film-making is observed, used fluorescence excitation piece is as follows.The cell that dyes DAPI is used for contrast, and its used fluorescence excitation piece is: 330-390nm excites, 440-490nm emission, 400-430nm beam split (Zeiss Filter set02) (Kolber et al., 2001; Zhang and Jiao, 2004) (DAPI-settings).The used fluorescence excitation piece of cyanobacteria (mainly comprising synechococcus and proto green algae) cell is: BP 546 ± 12nm excites, and LP 590nm launches (Li and Wood, 1988; Sherry and Wood, 2001), FT 580nm beam split (Zeiss Filter set 15) is (Cyano-settings).Each field of microscope oily sem observation of * 100 obtains DAPI image and cyanobacteria image simultaneously to the same visual field.All images all obtain by automatic exposure, and its " gain limit " (gain-limitation, in the automated imaging software is provided with parameter) is 8.Seasonal effect in time series DAPI and Cyano image were hunted down 10-15 minute after initial about 30 seconds focus steps continuously, and the timed interval is 60 seconds.
3. (Media Cybernetics Inc.) discerns and analyzes the cell in the image with Image-Pro Plus (IPP) software.At first, make the original image stdn by measuring the average background gray-scale value and regenerating gray level image with this.Cell boundaries in the image is with " Variance filter " (difference filtration of IPP, one in the IPP software is provided with parameter) measure and strengthen, " Variance filter " can replace 3 * 3 neighbor pixel gray-scale values on every side with the standard deviation that gray-scale value calculates.The image that generates weakens with " 3 * 3neighborhood median filter " (3 * 3 adjacent median filter, in the IPP software is provided with parameter).Last software is with the automatic recognizing cells of a gray-scale value that fixedly installs, thus the acquisition binary picture.Point in the ccd image is carried out binary digitization to produce a new image, can obtain more believable data.Background gray levels is " 0 " in this binary picture, and the point that each is identified is no matter size all is " 1 ".At last, the cellular localization between the different images can by logical operation " with " carry out.
4. calculate: suppose under the visual field, obtain DAPI image a respectively, initial cyanobacteria image b (focuses on first cyanobacteria image that the back obtains, be bigger alga cells based on the tool hyperfluorescence of synechococcus) and the cyanobacteria image c of the plateau (image of the cyanobacteria number maximum that time series obtains in observing, mainly comprise synechococcus and proto green algae, the abundance of other frustule is not enough to constitute error for a short time), and obtain corresponding binary digit fractional analysis result images d respectively, e and f, the abundance of proto green algae=Boolean AND[(d so), (f)]-and Boolean AND[(d), (e)].

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1, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae is characterized in that the steps include:
1) with institute's sample thief pre-filtering, fixing, double-stranded DNA fluorescent dyeing, filter and film-making;
2) with being furnished with red quick electron coupling assembly photographic camera and the formula fluorescent microscope that falls of mercury lamp is observed, respectively the cyanobacteria of the same visual field and double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye image are observed and taken pictures with 2 groups of different fluorescence excitation pieces, after the micro-focusing, carry out the image that obtains on cyanobacteria and the double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye temporal sequence of images;
3) cell in the image is discerned and analyzed, and obtain new binary digit image;
4) calculate: suppose under the visual field, obtain double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye image a, initial cyanobacteria image b and the cyanobacteria image c of plateau respectively, and obtain corresponding binary digit image d, e and f respectively, the abundance of proto green algae=Boolean AND[(d so), (f)]-Boolean AND[(d), (e)], wherein " Boolean AND " refers to " logical operation with ", and said to focus on first cyanobacteria image that the back obtains be bigger alga cells based on the tool hyperfluorescence of synechococcus.
2, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that in step 1), and the pre-filtered method of said sample is to be the bolting silk pre-filtering of 20 μ m with sample with the aperture, to remove big organic-biological body and particles of inorganic material.
3, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that in step 1), and said fixing means is to be that 2% Paraformaldehyde 96 is fixed 15 minutes darkling with the sample final concentration after the pre-filtering.
4, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that in step 1), and the dyeing process of said double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye is to be that the DAPI of 5 μ g/ml at room temperature dyeed 30 minutes in the dark with final concentration.
5, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that said filtration and flaking method be with the sample after the dyeing with vacuum pump and filter with less than the pressure suction filtration of 0.03MPa to the black polycarbonate film in 25mm diameter, 0.2 μ m aperture, clip 1/4 film sample then, each mirror oil on slide glass and cover glass, 1/4 film sample is placed on the slide glass, and back covered flattens.
6, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that said film sample is for filtering the polycarbonate membrane that sample is arranged.
7, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that said film like cell faces up to be placed on the slide glass that back covered flattens.
8, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that in step 2) in, observe with being furnished with the red quick electron coupling assembly photographic camera and the formula fluorescent microscope that falls of 50W mercury lamp, respectively the cyanobacteria of the same visual field and double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye image are observed and taken pictures with 2 groups of different fluorescence excitation pieces, all images all obtain by automatic exposure, after the micro-focusing, carry out obtaining on cyanobacteria and the double-stranded DNA fluorescence dye temporal sequence of images, obtain an image every 60 seconds, continue 10-15 minute.
9, the microscopic quantity method of proto green algae as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that in step 3), and the cell in the image is discerned and analyzed with Image-Pro Plus software, and obtains new binary digit image.
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