How Microbial Food Web Interactions Shape the Arctic Ocean Bacterial Community Revealed by Size Fractionation Experiments

In the Arctic, seasonal changes are substantial, and as a result, the marine bacterial community composition and functions differ greatly between the dark winter and light-intensive summer. While light availability is, overall, the external driver of the seasonal changes, several internal biological...

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Autores principales: Oliver Müller, Lena Seuthe, Bernadette Pree, Gunnar Bratbak, Aud Larsen, Maria Lund Paulsen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d8e79f23059e44a6b8ed15b1fbc6fa6a2021-11-25T18:25:32ZHow Microbial Food Web Interactions Shape the Arctic Ocean Bacterial Community Revealed by Size Fractionation Experiments10.3390/microorganisms91123782076-2607https://doaj.org/article/d8e79f23059e44a6b8ed15b1fbc6fa6a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/11/2378https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607In the Arctic, seasonal changes are substantial, and as a result, the marine bacterial community composition and functions differ greatly between the dark winter and light-intensive summer. While light availability is, overall, the external driver of the seasonal changes, several internal biological interactions structure the bacterial community during shorter timescales. These include specific phytoplankton–bacteria associations, viral infections and other top-down controls. Here, we uncover these microbial interactions and their effects on the bacterial community composition during a full annual cycle by manipulating the microbial food web using size fractionation. The most profound community changes were detected during the spring, with ‘mutualistic phytoplankton’—Gammaproteobacteria interactions dominating in the pre-bloom phase and ‘substrate-dependent phytoplankton’—Flavobacteria interactions during blooming conditions. Bacterivores had an overall limited effect on the bacterial community composition most of the year. However, in the late summer, grazing was the main factor shaping the community composition and transferring carbon to higher trophic levels. Identifying these small-scale interactions improves our understanding of the Arctic marine microbial food web and its dynamics.Oliver MüllerLena SeutheBernadette PreeGunnar BratbakAud LarsenMaria Lund PaulsenMDPI AGarticlemicrobial food webexperimental manipulationstrophic interactionsseasonal changesArctic Oceanbacterial community structureBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENMicroorganisms, Vol 9, Iss 2378, p 2378 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic microbial food web
experimental manipulations
trophic interactions
seasonal changes
Arctic Ocean
bacterial community structure
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle microbial food web
experimental manipulations
trophic interactions
seasonal changes
Arctic Ocean
bacterial community structure
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Oliver Müller
Lena Seuthe
Bernadette Pree
Gunnar Bratbak
Aud Larsen
Maria Lund Paulsen
How Microbial Food Web Interactions Shape the Arctic Ocean Bacterial Community Revealed by Size Fractionation Experiments
description In the Arctic, seasonal changes are substantial, and as a result, the marine bacterial community composition and functions differ greatly between the dark winter and light-intensive summer. While light availability is, overall, the external driver of the seasonal changes, several internal biological interactions structure the bacterial community during shorter timescales. These include specific phytoplankton–bacteria associations, viral infections and other top-down controls. Here, we uncover these microbial interactions and their effects on the bacterial community composition during a full annual cycle by manipulating the microbial food web using size fractionation. The most profound community changes were detected during the spring, with ‘mutualistic phytoplankton’—Gammaproteobacteria interactions dominating in the pre-bloom phase and ‘substrate-dependent phytoplankton’—Flavobacteria interactions during blooming conditions. Bacterivores had an overall limited effect on the bacterial community composition most of the year. However, in the late summer, grazing was the main factor shaping the community composition and transferring carbon to higher trophic levels. Identifying these small-scale interactions improves our understanding of the Arctic marine microbial food web and its dynamics.
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Lena Seuthe
Bernadette Pree
Gunnar Bratbak
Aud Larsen
Maria Lund Paulsen
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title How Microbial Food Web Interactions Shape the Arctic Ocean Bacterial Community Revealed by Size Fractionation Experiments
title_short How Microbial Food Web Interactions Shape the Arctic Ocean Bacterial Community Revealed by Size Fractionation Experiments
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