Chemoattraction to dimethylsulfoniopropionate throughout the marine microbial food web

Science
Justin R SeymourRoman Stocker

Abstract

Phytoplankton-produced dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) provides underwater and atmospheric foraging cues for several species of marine invertebrates, fish, birds, and mammals. However, its role in the chemical ecology of marine planktonic microbes is largely unknown, and there is evidence for contradictory functions. By using microfluidics and image analysis of swimming behavior, we observed attraction toward microscale pulses of DMSP and related compounds among several motile strains of phytoplankton, heterotrophic bacteria, and bacterivore and herbivore microzooplankton. Because microbial DMSP cycling is the main natural source of cloud-forming sulfur aerosols, our results highlight how adaptations to microscale chemical seascapes shape planktonic food webs, while potentially influencing climate at the global scale.

References

May 11, 2002·Science·Tom Fenchel
Jun 9, 2004·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Todd R Miller, Robert Belas
Aug 6, 2004·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Todd R MillerRobert Belas
Oct 28, 2006·Science·Erinn C HowardMary Ann Moran
Oct 28, 2006·Science·Maria Vila-CostaRonald P Kiene
Feb 7, 2008·The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology·Aaron J HartzEvelyn B Sherr
Mar 8, 2008·Science·Jennifer L DeBoseGabrielle A Nevitt
Mar 14, 2008·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Roman StockerMartin F Polz
May 21, 2008·The Journal of Experimental Biology·Gabrielle A Nevitt
Sep 23, 2008·The Journal of Experimental Biology·Gregory B CunninghamPeter G Ryan
Aug 8, 2009·Environmental Microbiology·Violeta SalóAlbert Calbet

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 5, 2011·Analytical Chemistry·Michelle L KovarikNancy L Allbritton
Feb 18, 2011·The ISME Journal·Daniel SherSallie W Chisholm
Jun 17, 2011·The ISME Journal·Jonathan D ToddAndrew W B Johnston
Mar 25, 2011·Nature Chemistry·Mohammad R SeyedsayamdostJon Clardy
Feb 2, 2011·Nature Reviews. Microbiology·Steven L PorterJudith P Armitage
Oct 23, 2010·Integrative Biology : Quantitative Biosciences From Nano to Macro·Tanvir AhmedRoman Stocker
Sep 2, 2011·Integrative and Comparative Biology·Gabrielle A Nevitt
Nov 3, 2012·Science·Roman Stocker
Nov 3, 2012·Science·John R Taylor, Roman Stocker
Dec 4, 2012·Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : MMBR·Roman Stocker, Justin R Seymour
Nov 11, 2011·PLoS Computational Biology·E P RaposoG M Viswanathan
Apr 8, 2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Yutaka YawataRoman Stocker
Mar 5, 2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Matthew S Savoca, Gabrielle A Nevitt
Apr 30, 2014·Annual Review of Biophysics·Roberto RusconiRoman Stocker
Oct 4, 2014·The Journal of Microbiology·Paula SalgadoCatarina Magalhães
Mar 2, 2011·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry·Ellie Jung-Hwa YooRichard A J O'Hair
Jul 24, 2012·Chemical Society Reviews·Lucy J CarpenterRachael Beale
Feb 18, 2016·The ISME Journal·Winifred M JohnsonElizabeth B Kujawinski
Jan 24, 2016·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Maxwell Z WilsonMohammad R Seyedsayamdost
Jan 24, 2016·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Steven SmrigaRoman Stocker
Feb 7, 2016·Current Opinion in Chemical Biology·Andrew Wb JohnstonJonathan D Todd
Feb 5, 2016·Nature Communications·Karen Grace V BondocGeorg Pohnert
Feb 13, 2016·Frontiers in Microbiology·Elizabeth L HarveyKristen E Whalen
Jan 15, 2016·Journal of the Royal Society, Interface·Andrew M HeinSimon A Levin
Sep 21, 2011·Journal of the American Chemical Society·Mohammad R SeyedsayamdostJon Clardy
Dec 5, 2015·The ISME Journal·Melissa GarrenRoman Stocker
Oct 1, 2011·Environmental Microbiology·Hyunwoo LeeYeong Du Yoo
Oct 15, 2014·Global Change Biology·Dan A ExtonDavid J Suggett
Nov 17, 2015·Nature Reviews. Microbiology·Kwangmin SonRoman Stocker
Mar 20, 2015·Microbiology·Jamie A Meadows, Matthew J Wargo
Apr 11, 2015·Integrative and Comparative Biology·Ryan P FerrerKarisa M Pierce
Sep 15, 2014·Nitric Oxide : Biology and Chemistry·Chun-Ying LiuHuan-Huan Liu
Jan 24, 2015·The ISME Journal·Jessica ToutJustin R Seymour
May 1, 2015·Natural Product Reports·Constanze Kuhlisch, Georg Pohnert
Dec 9, 2010·Natural Product Reports·R Drew SiegJulia Kubanek
Jan 3, 2015·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry·Jeroen S DickschatChristian A Citron

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.