Algicidal bacteria trigger contrasting responses in model diatom communities of different composition

MicrobiologyOpen
Arite Bigalke, Georg Pohnert

Abstract

Algicidal bacteria are important players regulating the dynamic changes of plankton assemblages. Most studies on these bacteria have focused on the effect on single algal species in simple incubation experiments. Considering the complexity of species assemblages in the natural plankton, such incubations represent an oversimplification and do not allow making further reaching conclusions on ecological interactions. Here, we describe a series of co-incubation experiments with different level of complexity to elucidate the effect of the algicidal bacterium Kordia algicida on mixed cultures of a resistant and a susceptible diatom. The growth of the resistant diatom Chaetoceros didymus is nearly unaffected by K. algicida in monoculture, while cells of the susceptible diatom Skeletonema costatum are lysed within few hours. Growth of C. didymus is inhibited if mixed cultures of the two diatoms are infected with the bacterium. Incubations with filtrates of the infected cultures show that the effects are chemically mediated. In non-contact co-culturing we show that low concentrations of the lysed algae support the growth of C. didymus, while higher concentrations trigger population decline. Complex cascading effects of algicidal bacteri...Continue Reading

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Jun 25, 2019·Frontiers in Microbiology·Coco KoedooderKoen Sabbe
Aug 27, 2021·Annual Review of Marine Science·Yun DengGeorg Pohnert

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