Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea
Abstract Dissolved free taurine, an important osmolyte in phytoplankton and metazoans, has been shown to be a significant carbon and energy source for prokaryotes in the North Atlantic throughout the water column. However, the extent of the coupling between taurine production and consumption over a...
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crwiley:10.1002/lno.11544 2024-06-02T08:11:34+00:00 Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea Clifford, Elisabeth L. De Corte, Daniele Amano, Chie Paliaga, Paolo Ivančić, Ingrid Ortiz, Victor Najdek, Mirjana Herndl, Gerhard J. Sintes, Eva Austrian Science Fund FP7 Ideas: European Research Council 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.11544 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Flno.11544 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/lno.11544 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/lno.11544 https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/lno.11544 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Limnology and Oceanography volume 65, issue 11, page 2730-2747 ISSN 0024-3590 1939-5590 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11544 2024-05-03T11:31:10Z Abstract Dissolved free taurine, an important osmolyte in phytoplankton and metazoans, has been shown to be a significant carbon and energy source for prokaryotes in the North Atlantic throughout the water column. However, the extent of the coupling between taurine production and consumption over a seasonal cycle has not been examined yet. We determined taurine production by abundant crustacean zooplankton and its role as a carbon and energy source for several prokaryotic taxa in the northern Adriatic Sea over a seasonal cycle. Taurine concentrations were generally in the low nanomolar range, reaching a maximum of 22 nmol L −1 in fall during a Pseudonitzschia bloom and coinciding with the highest zooplankton taurine release rates. Taurine accounted for up to 5% of the carbon, 11% of the nitrogen, and up to 71% of the sulfur requirements of heterotrophic prokaryotes. Members of the Roseobacter clade, Alteromonas , Thaumarchaeota, and Euryarchaeota exhibited higher cell‐specific taurine assimilation rates than SAR11 cells. However, cell‐specific taurine and leucine assimilation were highly variable in all taxa, suggesting species and/or ecotype specific utilization patterns of taurine and dissolved free amino acids. Copepods were able to cover the bulk taurine requirements of the prokaryotic communities in fall and winter and partly in the spring–summer period. Overall, our study emphasizes the significance of taurine as a carbon and energy source for the prokaryotic community in the northern Adriatic Sea and the importance of crustacean zooplankton as a significant source of taurine and other organic compounds for the heterotrophic prokaryotic community. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Copepods Wiley Online Library Limnology and Oceanography 65 11 2730 2747 |
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Abstract Dissolved free taurine, an important osmolyte in phytoplankton and metazoans, has been shown to be a significant carbon and energy source for prokaryotes in the North Atlantic throughout the water column. However, the extent of the coupling between taurine production and consumption over a seasonal cycle has not been examined yet. We determined taurine production by abundant crustacean zooplankton and its role as a carbon and energy source for several prokaryotic taxa in the northern Adriatic Sea over a seasonal cycle. Taurine concentrations were generally in the low nanomolar range, reaching a maximum of 22 nmol L −1 in fall during a Pseudonitzschia bloom and coinciding with the highest zooplankton taurine release rates. Taurine accounted for up to 5% of the carbon, 11% of the nitrogen, and up to 71% of the sulfur requirements of heterotrophic prokaryotes. Members of the Roseobacter clade, Alteromonas , Thaumarchaeota, and Euryarchaeota exhibited higher cell‐specific taurine assimilation rates than SAR11 cells. However, cell‐specific taurine and leucine assimilation were highly variable in all taxa, suggesting species and/or ecotype specific utilization patterns of taurine and dissolved free amino acids. Copepods were able to cover the bulk taurine requirements of the prokaryotic communities in fall and winter and partly in the spring–summer period. Overall, our study emphasizes the significance of taurine as a carbon and energy source for the prokaryotic community in the northern Adriatic Sea and the importance of crustacean zooplankton as a significant source of taurine and other organic compounds for the heterotrophic prokaryotic community. |
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Clifford, Elisabeth L. De Corte, Daniele Amano, Chie Paliaga, Paolo Ivančić, Ingrid Ortiz, Victor Najdek, Mirjana Herndl, Gerhard J. Sintes, Eva |
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Clifford, Elisabeth L. De Corte, Daniele Amano, Chie Paliaga, Paolo Ivančić, Ingrid Ortiz, Victor Najdek, Mirjana Herndl, Gerhard J. Sintes, Eva Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea |
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Clifford, Elisabeth L. De Corte, Daniele Amano, Chie Paliaga, Paolo Ivančić, Ingrid Ortiz, Victor Najdek, Mirjana Herndl, Gerhard J. Sintes, Eva |
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Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea |
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Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea |
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Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea |
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Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea |
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Mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern Adriatic Sea |
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mesozooplankton taurine production and prokaryotic uptake in the northern adriatic sea |
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