Relationship between valve activity, microalgae concentration in the water and toxin accumulation in the digestive gland of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas exposed to Alexandrium minutum
2011
Haberkorn, Hansy | Tran, Damien | Massabuau, Jean-Charles | Ciret, Pierre | Savar, Véronique | Soudant, Philippe
The complexity of the relationships between Alexandrium minutum (A.m.) concentration in the water ([A.m.]w), Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning contamination in the digestive gland ([PSP]dg) and valve behavior was explored in oysters Crassostrea gigas. Two experiments were conducted, during which oysters’ valve behaviour were analyzed. Oysters, first acclimated for 10-days with the non harmful microalgae Heterocapsa triquetra (H.t.), were exposed to four microalgae mixtures at constant total concentrations of 10×10³cellsml⁻¹ (experiment-1) and 5×10³cellsml⁻¹ (experiment-2): 100% A.m.; 50% A.m.–50% H.t.; 25% A.m.–75% H.t.; 100% H.t. At the end of experiment-2, [PSP]dg were measured. At 10×10³cellsml⁻¹, the microalgal ingestion decreased (p<0.05) with increasing [A.m.]w but not at 5×10³cellsml⁻¹ (p>0.05). The frequency of microclosures specifically increased with [A.m.]w (p<0.05) and the opening duration with [PSP]dg (p<0.0001). Oysters exhibiting the maximum increase in opening duration also exhibited the highest [PSP]dg. The results are discussed in terms of oyster physiology and origin of the behavioral response.
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