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Rotifers as live food for fish larvae: resting egg formation for various rotifer strains

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K21340
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 40:Forestry and forest products science, applied aquatic science, and related fields
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

Hagiwara Atsushi  長崎大学, 水産・環境科学総合研究科(水産), 特定教授 (50208419)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 金 禧珍  長崎大学, 水産・環境科学総合研究科(水産), 准教授 (10823437)
Project Period (FY) 2020-07-30 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywordsワムシ類 / 休眠 / 耐久卵 / カイアシ類 / 保存 / 遺伝子解析 / 海産ワムシ類 / 両性生殖誘導 / 仔魚飼育
Outline of Research at the Start

仔魚期の海水魚を飼育するには、シオミズツボワムシ(ワムシと略)等の動物プランクトンの給餌が必要である。ワムシは単性生殖によって増殖するが、環境や遺伝的条件が整うと、減数分裂を伴う両性生殖によって耐久卵(受精卵)を形成する。これは悪環境下で耐性を示すので有効な保存手段となる。我々は、実験室で選抜したワムシ株を用い、100億単位の耐久卵量産と商品化を実現した。一方、種苗生産施設で用いられるワムシは、環境耐性、大きさ、増殖率などの点で優れた性状を示すものの、単性生殖のみがみられることから、耐久卵形成機能を失ったと理解されている。本研究ではこの定説を覆し、あらゆるワムシに耐久卵を作らせることに挑む。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The rotifer used as an initial food source in aquatic seedling production forms resting eggs that stay dormant for long periods of time under dry or frozen conditions. This can be used as a simple means of preserving rotifers, but many of the rotifer strains used in aquaculture hatcheries do not produce resting eggs. In this study, we hypothesized that "any rotifer strain can form resting eggs and tested this hypothesis. As a result, it was found that it is possible to efficiently obtain resting eggs through environmental manipulation. Although some rotifer strains did not express genes related to mixis (the first stage of resting egg formation), their antioxidant stress tolerance was more than 10 times higher than that of other strains, indicating that they have strong environmental tolerance instead of forming resting eggs that avoid adverse environments.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

耐久卵は、凍結や乾燥下で長期間休眠状態を維持するので、水産養殖分野では、仔魚飼育のオフシーズンにワムシの簡便な保存手段として活用できる。一方、種苗生産の現場で餌料生物として培養されている優良形質を備えたワムシの多くは耐久卵を作らないことが多く、長年の懸案となってきた。本研究を通じて、耐久卵形成能を備えたワムシ株に対し、より効率的に耐久卵を得る方法が新たに示されると共に、低温処理後の昇温で耐久卵を確保可能なワムシ株が存在することを見出した。環境操作によっても耐久卵を作らない一部の有用株は、抗酸化ストレス耐性がきわめて高いことが分かり、成体や卵の形で長期保存できる可能性が新たに示唆された。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 成均館大学校(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 成均館大学校(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 成均館大学校(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Differential modes of response to zinc chloride in the marine rotifers Brachionus plicatilis and Brachionus rotundiformis: Reproductive flexibility and stress-defensive activity2023

    • Author(s)
      Han Chengyan、Kim Hee-Jin、Lee Jae-Seong、Sakakura Yoshitaka、Hagiwara Atsushi
    • Journal Title

      Aquaculture

      Volume: 564 Pages: 739081-739081

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.739081

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Iron reproductive toxicity of marine rotifer sibling species: Adaptation to temperate and tropical habitats2022

    • Author(s)
      Han Chengyan、Kim Hee-Jin、Lee Jae-Seong、Sakakura Yoshitaka、Hagiwara Atsushi
    • Journal Title

      Aquatic Toxicology

      Volume: 246 Pages: 106135-106135

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106135

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Species-specific ammonia tolerance in the marine rotifers Brachionus plicatilis and Brachionus rotundiformis: Reproductive characteristics and its mechanisms2022

    • Author(s)
      Han Chengyan、Kim Hee-Jin、Sakakura Yoshitaka、Hagiwara Atsushi
    • Journal Title

      Aquaculture

      Volume: 550 Pages: 737837-737837

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737837

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Effects of salinity and temperature on reproductivity and fatty acid synthesis in the marine rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis2022

    • Author(s)
      Lee Min-Chul、Yoon Deok-Seo、Park Jun Chul、Choi Hyuntae、Shin Kyung-Hoon、Hagiwara Atsushi、Lee Jae-Seong、Park Heum Gi
    • Journal Title

      Aquaculture

      Volume: 546 Pages: 737282-737282

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737282

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Species-specific effects of iron on temperate and tropical marine rotifers in reproduction, lipid and ROS metabolisms2021

    • Author(s)
      Han Chengyan、Kim Hee-Jin、Lee Jae-Seong、Sakakura Yoshitaka、Hagiwara Atsushi
    • Journal Title

      Chemosphere

      Volume: 277 Pages: 130317-130317

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130317

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 浮遊性カイアシ類Acartia tonsa培養への淡水クロレラの給餌2023

    • Author(s)
      前田大輔, 阪倉良孝, 萩原篤志
    • Organizer
      令和5年度日本水産学会大会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 極小ワムシProales similis 単性生殖卵の保存方法の検討2023

    • Author(s)
      平岡優守, 阪倉良孝, 萩原篤志
    • Organizer
      令和5年度日本水産学会大会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Zinc-induced differential sexual reproductive sensitivities in the marine rotifers Brachionus plicatilis and Brachionus rotundiformis2022

    • Author(s)
      Chengyan Han, Hee-Jin Kim, Yoshitaka Sakakura, Atsushi Hagiwara
    • Organizer
      13th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comparative sexual reproductive sensitivity in the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis and Brachionus rotundiformis: A link with stress adaptations2022

    • Author(s)
      Chengyan Han, Atsushi Hagiwara
    • Organizer
      The International Rotifer Symposium ROTIFERA XVI
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ammonia Effects on Reproductivity of the Marine Rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis2021

    • Author(s)
      Han Chengyan、Kim Hee-Jin、Sakakura Yoshitaka、Hagiwara Atsushi
    • Organizer
      The 4th Environment and Natural Resources International Conference (ENRIC 2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of iron compounds on sexual and asexual reproduction in the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis2021

    • Author(s)
      C. Han, H.-J. Kim, A. Hagiwara
    • Organizer
      日本水産学会春季大会(国際セッション)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 水産増殖学研究室 萩原篤志

    • URL

      http://www2.fish.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/FISH/KYOUKAN/hagiwara/index.htm

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 水産増殖学研究室 萩原篤志

    • URL

      http://www2.fish.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/FISH/KYOUKAN/hagiwara/index.htm

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Laboratory of Aquaculture Biology

    • URL

      http://www2.fish.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/FISH/KYOUKAN/hagiwara/index-e.html

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report 2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-08-03   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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