Michael Roleda
Forsker
(+47) 405 57 498
michael.roleda@nibio.no
Sted
Bodø
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Torggården, Kudalsveien 6, NO-8027 Bodø
Sammendrag
The continued use of the red seaweed name Eucheuma cottonii in applied research reflects a persistent gap between taxonomic revisions and their adoption in the scientific literature. Although widely reported in food and industrial studies, E. cottonii is an obsolete name now reclassified as Kappaphycopsis cottonii, a species not currently known to be cultivated commercially. Most studies are therefore referring to commonly cultivated carrageenophytes Kappaphycus alvarezii or K. striatus, which may result in misidentification of the biological material. This issue is evident across diverse applications, including food fermentation, bioethanol production, animal nutrition, and biomaterials development, and is particularly apparent in publications originating from Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia. This suggests that taxonomic inaccuracies may not be consistently recognized during peer review and editorial processes. Given that carrageenan composition and biochemical properties are species-specific, incorrect naming can affect reproducibility, product performance, and process optimization, and may also have implications for regulatory compliance, including food labeling and clean-label claims. This letter outlines the implications of taxonomic inaccuracies and draws attention to the importance of accurate species identification, and the use of taxonomic verification in applied research.
Forfattere
Hasriani Ayu Lestari Fahrurrozi Izzuddin Wahyu Purbiantoro Yanti Inneke Nababan Zaenal Arifin Siregar Hikmaturrohmi Hikmaturrohmi Eka Sunarwidhi Prasedya Michael RoledaSammendrag
The ice-ice disease (IID) impacting the commercially important eucheumatoid seaweed Kappaphycus striatus is characterized by thallus bleaching (whitening), softening, and subsequent disintegration of the affected tissue. The occurrence of IID is thought to be stress-related release of dissolve organic carbon exudates that are utilized as substrate for microbial growth. The presence of pathogenic bacteria can subsequently induce IID manifestations that can jeopardize crop health. In this study, we investigated the role of pathogenic bacteria isolated from diseased green cultivar of K. striatus in inducing IID symptoms in healthy non-axenic brown cultivar of the same species under controlled laboratory conditions. Healthy branches of K. striatus were exposed to four distinct bacterial strains: three isolated from the diseased K . striatus ( Vibrio brasiliensis strain A8, V . brasiliensis strain B2 and V . chemaguriensis strain V1) and a positive control Cytobacillus solani strain-V2. Over a period of ten days, routine administration of each bacterium was conducted during the daily renewal of the filtered seawater medium. The occurrence of symptoms, i.e., typical of IID infection, was observed in samples subjected to additional bacterium but not under the control condition with natural microbiome. Our findings suggest that the presence of pathogenic bacteria, even under non-stressful laboratory conditions, can induce IID disease syndrome with various manifestations, including the development of wounds, abrasions, thallus bleaching, and fragmentation. The samples infected with the positive control C. solani strain-V2 exhibited the most severe bleaching at 80%, followed by V. brasiliensis strain-A8 at 60%, while V. brasiliensis strain-B2 and V, chemaguriensis strain-V1 both induced 50% thallus bleaching.
Forfattere
Bienson Ceasar V. Narvarte Shienna Mae C. Gonzaga Lourie Ann R. Hinaloc Jonh Rey L. Gacura Emmanuel M. Mendoza Ronel T. Aguilar Bea A. Crisostomo Michael RoledaSammendrag
Betaphycus gelatinus is a red seaweed with emerging commercial interest due to its potential as a source of high-quality carrageenan and bioactive compounds. Despite its promise, there remains a lack of established cultivation techniques for this species. Here, we provided a comprehensive assessment of the strain-specific performance of B. gelatinus grown in land-based cultivation systems, focusing on growth and its seasonality, morphological transformation, and a snapshot biochemical analysis at the end of a one-year cultivation period. Three B. gelatinus strains, namely KU9-PGD, KG1-PGD, and K-PGD, were collected from field and maintained in a land-based culture system. Significant differences in growth rates were observed among strains, with generally higher values recorded during the inter- and southwest monsoon (0.78 – 3.09, 1.74 – 4.41, and 1.79 – 5.45% d−1, respectively) compared to northeast monsoon (0.49 – 1.44, 1.25 – 2.12, and 1.20 – 3.97% d−1, respectively). Among the three strains, K-PGD exhibited the most robust growth, underscoring the importance of strain selection in optimizing biomass yield. Growth rates also varied between cultivation systems, with glass aquaria (1.30 – 2.87% d−1) promoting higher growth rates than concrete tanks (1.15 – 1.75% d−1). The domestication of B. gelatinus resulted in morphological transformation where changes in branching, pigmentation, and thallus surface features emerged compared to their respective original wild forms. During the southwest monsoon sampling, biochemical profiles (pigments, carbohydrates, proteins) of the three strains remained relatively uniform under controlled conditions. These results affirm the potential of B. gelatinus as a viable crop for future commercial mariculture and provide valuable baseline information for developing cultivation protocols and selecting high-performing strains for large-scale production.