期刊
ISME JOURNAL
卷 16, 期 4, 页码 1036-1045出版社
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-01147-x
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- Department of Energy's Genome Sciences Program [SCW1039]
- US Department of Energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [DE-AC52- 07NA27344]
- Kwanjeong Educational Foundation
Photosynthetic microalgae are important for fixing CO2 and have potential as a renewable bioenergy source. By studying the metabolic interactions between microorganisms, this research explores the factors influencing community development. The novel system provides a useful tool for investigating metabolic interactions between microbes in aquatic ecosystems.
Photosynthetic microalgae are responsible for 50% of the global atmospheric CO2 fixation into organic matter and hold potential as a renewable bioenergy source. Their metabolic interactions with the surrounding microbial community (the algal microbiome) play critical roles in carbon cycling, but due to methodological limitations, it has been challenging to examine how community development is influenced by spatial proximity to their algal host. Here we introduce a copolymer-based porous microplate to co-culture algae and bacteria, where metabolites are constantly exchanged between the microorganisms while maintaining physical separation. In the microplate, we found that the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum accumulated to cell abundances similar to 20 fold higher than under normal batch conditions due to constant replenishment of nutrients through the porous structure. We also demonstrate that algal-associated bacteria, both single isolates and complex communities, responded to inorganic nutrients away from their host as well as organic nutrients originating from the algae in a spatially predictable manner. These experimental findings coupled with a mathematical model suggest that host proximity and algal culture growth phase impact bacterial community development in a taxon-specific manner through organic and inorganic nutrient availability. Our novel system presents a useful tool to investigate universal metabolic interactions between microbes in aquatic ecosystems.
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