浮游植物和异养细菌之间的相互作用显著影响海洋中有机碳的循环,许多这些相互作用发生在微米级。我们探索了两种大小的特定浮游植物和细菌之间的潜在关联,0.8-3µm且大于3µm,在南大洋的三个自然铁施肥站和一个高营养低叶绿素站。通过对DNA和RNA提取物的rbcL基因和16SrRNA基因进行测序,确定浮游植物和细菌群落的组成,代表存在和潜在活动,分别。硅藻,尤其是thalassiosira,对较大尺寸部分的DNA序列有显著贡献,而在较小尺寸的部分中,单藻细胞占优势。最丰富的浮游植物和细菌操作分类单位之间的相关性分析显示,黄囊藻和皮真核生物与SAR11,SAR116,磁螺旋体,和Planktomarina.相比之下,大多数Thalassiosira操作分类单位与杆菌属的相关性最高,硫杆菌,红细菌,和狮身人面像,而Fragilariopsis,Haslea,与OM60,Fluviicola,和Ulvibacter.我们的现场观察表明浮游植物和细菌类群之间存在明显的联系,这可能在南大洋的养分循环中起着至关重要的作用。
Interactions between phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteria significantly influence the cycling of organic carbon in the ocean, with many of these interactions occurring at the micrometer scale. We explored potential associations between specific phytoplankton and bacteria in two size fractions, 0.8-3 µm and larger than 3 µm, at three naturally iron-fertilized stations and one high nutrient low chlorophyll station in the Southern Ocean. The composition of phytoplankton and bacterial communities was determined by sequencing the rbcL gene and 16S rRNA gene from DNA and RNA extracts, which represent presence and potential activity, respectively. Diatoms, particularly Thalassiosira, contributed significantly to the DNA sequences in the larger size fractions, while haptophytes were dominant in the smaller size fraction. Correlation analysis between the most abundant phytoplankton and bacterial operational taxonomic units revealed strong correlations between Phaeocystis and picoeukaryotes with SAR11, SAR116, Magnetospira, and Planktomarina. In contrast, most Thalassiosira operational taxonomic units showed the highest correlations with Polaribacter, Sulfitobacteria, Erythrobacter, and Sphingobium, while Fragilariopsis, Haslea, and Thalassionema were correlated with OM60, Fluviicola, and Ulvibacter. Our in-situ observations suggest distinct associations between phytoplankton and bacterial taxa, which could play crucial roles in nutrient cycling in the Southern Ocean.