Microbial Community Dynamics during a Harmful Chrysochromulina leadbeateri Bloom in Northern Norway

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Aalto, Nerea J., Schweitzer, Hannah, Grann-Meyer, Erlend, Krsmanovic, Stina, Svenning, Jon B., Dalheim, Lars, Petters, Sebastian, Ingebrigtsen, Richard A., Hulatt, Chris J., Bernstein, Hans C.
• Other Authors: Villanueva, Laura
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023
• Subjects: Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01895-22; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.01895-22

The 2019 Chrysochromulina leadbeateri bloom in northern Norway had a major impact on the local economy and society through its devastating effect on the aquaculture industry. However, many fail to remember that C. leadbeateri is, in fact, a common member of the seasonal marine microbiome and the same spring phytoplankton blooms that support the marine ecosystem.