Substrate-controlled succession of marine bacterioplankton populations induced by a phytoplankton bloom
Teeling, H.; Fuchs, B.M.; Becher, D.; Klockow, C.; Gardebrecht, A.; Bennke, C.M.; Loomeijer, F.; Huang, S.; Mann, A.J.; Waldmann, J.; Weber, M.; Klindworth, A. (2012). Substrate-controlled succession of marine bacterioplankton populations induced by a phytoplankton bloom. Science (Wash.) 336(6081): 608-611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1218344
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Teeling, H.
- Fuchs, B.M.
- Becher, D.
- Klockow, C.
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- Gardebrecht, A.
- Bennke, C.M.
- Loomeijer, F.
- Huang, S.
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- Mann, A.J.
- Waldmann, J.
- Weber, M.
- Klindworth, A.
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| Abstract |
Phytoplankton blooms characterize temperate ocean margin zones in spring. We investigated the bacterioplankton response to a diatom bloom in the North Sea and observed a dynamic succession of populations at genus-level resolution. Taxonomically distinct expressions of carbohydrate-active enzymes (transporters; in particular, TonB-dependent transporters) and phosphate acquisition strategies were found, indicating that distinct populations of Bacteroidetes, Gammaproteobacteria, and Alphaproteobacteria are specialized for successive decomposition of algal-derived organic matter. Our results suggest that algal substrate availability provided a series of ecological niches in which specialized populations could bloom. This reveals how planktonic species, despite their seemingly homogeneous habitat, can evade extinction by direct competition. |
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