Feeding mechanisms contributing to low domoic acid intake by oysters, Crassostrea virginica, from Pseudo-nitzschia cells I. Filtration ans pseudofeces production

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DOI	Trouver le DOI : https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00121
Auteur	Rechercher : Mafra Jr., Luiz L.¹; Rechercher : Bricelj, V. Monica; Rechercher : Ouellette, Christine²; Rechercher : Leger, Claude; Rechercher : Bates, Stephen S.
Affiliation	Conseil national de recherches du Canada Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Institut des biosciences marines du CNRC
Format	Texte, Article
Résumé	Bivalve molluscs feeding on toxigenic Pseudo-nitzschia spp. are the main vector of domoic acid (DA) to humans. Although different oyster species rarely exceed the internationally adopted regulatory level for shellfish harvesting closures (20 µg g–1), these are often applied to all bivalve species in an affected area. This study examines the influence of diet composition and Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries cell size, density and toxicity on oyster feeding rates to determine potential pre-ingestive mechanisms that may lead to low DA accumulation in the oysters Crassostrea virginica. Clearance rate (CR) and pseudofeces production of juvenile oysters were quantified under varying laboratory conditions representative of natural Pseudo-nitzschia blooms. Oysters filtered increasing amounts of P. multiseries cells as cell density increased, but ingestion was limited by pseudofeces production at concentrations >10400 cells ml–1 (ca. 6 mg dry weight l–1). Oysters significantly reduced their CR when fed both toxic and non-toxic P. multiseries clones in unialgal suspensions compared to Isochrysis galbana, and this rapid grazing inhibition was not related to growth stage, cell size, or exposure time. When offered mixed suspensions containing equivalent cellular volumes of the 2 species, however, relatively high CR was restored. Therefore, we suggest that DA intake by oysters from mono-specific Pseudo-nitzschia blooms would be limited by a persistently reduced CR and rejection of cells in pseudofeces. When an alternative, good source of food is present in a mixed phytoplankton assemblage with P. multiseries, no CR inhibition is expected and DA intake will be regulated by pre-ingestive particle selection on the feeding organs, as demonstrated in Mafra et al.
Date de publication	2009
Dans	Aquatic Biology 6 (2009) : 201–212.
Langue	anglais
Publications évaluées par des pairs	Oui
Numéro du CNRC	NRCC 42768 1731
Numéro NPARC	3538072
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