Temperature Responses of Heterotrophic Bacteria in Co-culture With a Red Sea Synechococcus Strain.

ABSTRACT: Interactions between autotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria are fundamental for marine biogeochemical cycling. How global warming will affect the dynamics of these essential microbial players is not fully understood. The aims of this study were to identify the major groups of heterotrophic bacteria present in a Synechococcus culture originally isolated from the Red Sea and assess their joint responses to experimental warming within the metabolic ecology framework. A co-culture of Synechococcus sp. RS9907 and their associated heterotrophic bacteria, after determining their taxonomic affiliation by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, was acclimated and maintained in the lab at different temperatures (24-34°C). The abundance and cellular properties of Synechococcus and the three do

SUBMITTER: Labban A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141594 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature