biostudies-literatureKoedooder CSimons FoundationUnited States-Israel Binational Science FoundationJoint Genome InstituteMinistry of Science, Technology and SpaceMinistry of Science, Technology and Space (MOST)Simons Foundation (SF)United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)Joint Genome Institute (JGI)e0074223https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10734445biostudies-literatureUnknown8(6)<h4>Importance</h4>Colonies of the cyanobacteria <i>Trichodesmium</i> act as a biological hotspot for the usage and recycling of key resources such as C, N, P, and Fe within an otherwise oligotrophic environment. While <i>Trichodesmium</i> colonies are known to interact and support a unique community of algae and particle-associated microbes, our understanding of the taxa that populate these colonies and the gene functions they encode is still limited. Characterizing the taxa and adaptive strategies that influence consortium physiology and its concomitant biogeochemistry is critical in a future ocean predicted to have increasingly resource-depleted regions.mSystemsTaxonomic distribution of metabolic functions in bacteria associated with &lt;i&gt;Trichodesmium&lt;/i&gt; consortia.PMC10734445001126EMSL 504032020041721225Zhang FTolic NDyhrman STRubin-Blum MGledhill MKoedooder CNicora CDBoiteau RMShaked YWang SBasu SHaley STGlavina Del Rio TfalseTaxonomic distribution of metabolic functions in bacteria associated with &lt;i&gt;Trichodesmium&lt;/i&gt; consortia.<h4>Importance</h4>Colonies of the cyanobacteria <i>Trichodesmium</i> act as a biological hotspot for the usage and recycling of key resources such as C, N, P, and Fe within an otherwise oligotrophic environment. While <i>Trichodesmium</i> colonies are known to interact and support a unique community of algae and particle-associated microbes, our understanding of the taxa that populate these colonies and the gene functions they encode is still limited. Characterizing the taxa and adaptive strategies that influence consortium physiology and its concomitant biogeochemistry is critical in a future ocean predicted to have increasingly resource-depleted regions.2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Dec2026-06-12T05:27:20.861Z2025-04-06T19:19:12.355ZS-EPMC107344453791681610.1128/msystems.00742-23