State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science/College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
Harmful Algae. 2021 Jul;107:102079. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2021.102079. Epub 2021 Jul 13.
In the past two decades, the frequency, scale, and scope of harmful algal blooms (HABs) have increased significantly in the coastal waters of China. HABs have become a major ecological and environmental problem in China that seriously threatens the structure and function of marine ecosystems, the sustainable development of mariculture, and the health of human beings. Much effort has been devoted to studying HABs in China, and great achievements have been made in understanding the oceanographic and ecological mechanisms of HABs as well as the biology and physiological ecology of HAB-causing species. Furthermore, state-of-the-art omics technologies, such as transcriptomics and proteomics, have been used to elucidate the physiological responses of HAB-causing species to environmental changes, the biosynthesis of paralytic shellfish toxin, and the mechanisms underlying the formation of HABs. This review summarizes omics studies of HABs in China over the past few years and discusses challenges and future perspectives of HAB research.
在过去的二十年中，有害藻华（HAB）的频率、规模和范围在中国沿海地区显著增加。HAB 已成为中国的一个主要生态和环境问题，严重威胁着海洋生态系统的结构和功能、海水养殖业的可持续发展以及人类的健康。中国在 HAB 研究方面投入了大量精力，在了解 HAB 的海洋学和生态学机制以及 HAB 成因物种的生物学和生理生态学方面取得了巨大成就。此外，转录组学和蛋白质组学等最先进的组学技术已被用于阐明 HAB 成因物种对环境变化的生理反应、麻痹性贝类毒素的生物合成以及 HAB 形成的机制。本文总结了过去几年中国关于 HAB 的组学研究，并讨论了 HAB 研究的挑战和未来展望。
