Project description:The objective was to identify functional genes encoded by Fungi and fungal-like organisms to assess putative ecological roles Using the GeoChip microarray, we detected fungal genes involved in the complete assimilation of nitrate and the degradation of lignin, as well as evidence for Partitiviridae (a mycovirus) that likely regulates fungal populations in the marine environment. These results demonstrate the potential for fungi to degrade terrigenously-sourced molecules, such as permafrost and compete with algae for nitrate during blooms. Ultimately, these data suggest that marine fungi could be as important in oceanic ecosystems as they are in freshwater environments.
Project description:Anthropogenic marine noise is increasing around the world and is known to have detrimental effects on many taxa from cetaceans, right down to invertebrates, including marine mussels. Here, we wished to examine the transcriptional changes induced following a week of underwater noise exposure in the gill tissue of blue mussels, and the subsequent response to opportunistic pathogen Vibrio splendidus in control versus noise-exposed animals.
Project description:Anthropogenic marine noise is increasing around the world and is known to have detrimental effects on many taxa from cetaceans, right down to invertebrates, including marine mussels. Here, we wished to examine the transcriptional changes induced following a week of underwater noise exposure in the gill tissue of blue mussels, and the subsequent response to opportunistic pathogen Vibrio splendidus in control versus noise-exposed animals.
