섬모충은 윤충류보다 다양한 크기를 가지고 있으며, 얇은 세포벽, 느린 운동성, 빠른 번식률로 새로운 동물성 먹이생물로써 개발가능성을 가지고 있다. 한국 연안 수역인 수영만, 광양만 및 경기만 소래 염전지역에서 식물성 플랑크톤 네트를 이용하여 6종의 섬모충을 채집하였으며, capillary pipette로 분리 $\cdot$배양하였다. 먹이생물로써의 개발가능성을 파악하기 위하여 크기, 운동성, 배양밀도 및 부유능력을 평가하였으며, 채집된 섬모충류 가운데 광양만에서 채집된 Euplotes sp. (K-1)가 가장 적합한 것으로 평가되었다. MErds 기본배지에 glycine, glucose, yeast extract을 각 0.1 g씩 첨가하여 변형한 MErds-2 배지는 기본배지보다도 약 6배의 번식률을 보여, Euplotes sp.를 비롯한 기타 섬모충 배양배지로도 유용하였다. Euplotes sp. (K-1)은 수온 $22.5^{\circ}C$, pH 8,조도 2,000 lux에서 각각 최고의 번식률을 보였으며, 이들 환경조건에 대해 비교적 폭넓은 환경적응력을 나타내었다. 한편, 빵효모 1.0 g/L의 첨가에 의해서도 대량배양이 가능하였다. 본 연구에서의 섬모충은 종보관이 용이하며 폭넓은 환경 적응력과 간단한 방법의 대량배양이 가능하여 초기 동물성 먹이생물로써의 높은 잠재력을 가지고 있는 것으로 평가되었다.
Abstract
Ciliates have the possibility of a new live food in marine finfish culture because of their wide range of body size, thin tell wall, show motility, and fast reproduction rate. In this research, six species of ciliates were isolated from south coast and salt pond in Korea. The fitness of these species as a live food was evaluated in terms of size, motility, suspensibility and cell density. As the result, Euplotes sp. (K-1) was found suitable to be a new live food which might substitute rotifers, Brachionus plintilis and B. rotundiformis in fish larvae culture. The modified $F{\emptyset}yn's$ Erdschreiberd media, MErds-2 with the addition of glycine, glucose and yeast extract increased six times higher growth rate of Euplotes sp. (K-1) than the basic F$\emptyset$yn's Erdschreiberd media. The optimum water temperature, pH and light intensity for this ciliates were $22.5^{\circ}C$, 8 and 2,000 lux, respectively, and its culture environmental range was relatively wide, On the other hand, this ciliate fed baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cererisiae grew up to 1,240 inds./mL with the inocula of 100 inds./mL within 7 days. The results of the study showed that Euplotes sp. (K-1) has a potential to be utilized as a new live food in fish larvae culture.
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