Ocean Acidification Induces Changes in Virus–Host Relationships in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems
Acidified marine systems represent “natural laboratories”, which provide opportunities to investigate the impacts of ocean acidification on different living components, including microbes. Here, we compared the benthic microbial response in four naturally acidified sites within the Southern Tyrrheni...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:933e9dd0297f4439b892e6da256763ae 2023-05-15T17:49:18+02:00 Ocean Acidification Induces Changes in Virus–Host Relationships in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems Michael Tangherlini Cinzia Corinaldesi Francesca Ape Silvestro Greco Teresa Romeo Franco Andaloro Roberto Danovaro 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040769 https://doaj.org/article/933e9dd0297f4439b892e6da256763ae EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/769 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607 doi:10.3390/microorganisms9040769 2076-2607 https://doaj.org/article/933e9dd0297f4439b892e6da256763ae Microorganisms, Vol 9, Iss 769, p 769 (2021) ocean acidification biodiversity ecosystem functioning prokaryotes metabarcoding viral impact Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040769 2022-12-31T06:58:58Z Acidified marine systems represent “natural laboratories”, which provide opportunities to investigate the impacts of ocean acidification on different living components, including microbes. Here, we compared the benthic microbial response in four naturally acidified sites within the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea characterized by different acidification sources (i.e., CO 2 emissions at Ischia, mixed gases at Panarea and Basiluzzo and acidified freshwater from karst rocks at Presidiana) and pH values. We investigated prokaryotic abundance, activity and biodiversity, viral abundance and prokaryotic infections, along with the biochemical composition of the sediment organic matter. We found that, despite differences in local environmental dynamics, viral life strategies change in acidified conditions from mainly lytic to temperate lifestyles (e.g., chronic infection), also resulting in a lowered impact on prokaryotic communities, which shift towards (chemo)autotrophic assemblages, with lower organic matter consumption. Taken together, these results suggest that ocean acidification exerts a deep control on microbial benthic assemblages, with important feedbacks on ecosystem functioning. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Microorganisms 9 4 769 |
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Acidified marine systems represent “natural laboratories”, which provide opportunities to investigate the impacts of ocean acidification on different living components, including microbes. Here, we compared the benthic microbial response in four naturally acidified sites within the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea characterized by different acidification sources (i.e., CO 2 emissions at Ischia, mixed gases at Panarea and Basiluzzo and acidified freshwater from karst rocks at Presidiana) and pH values. We investigated prokaryotic abundance, activity and biodiversity, viral abundance and prokaryotic infections, along with the biochemical composition of the sediment organic matter. We found that, despite differences in local environmental dynamics, viral life strategies change in acidified conditions from mainly lytic to temperate lifestyles (e.g., chronic infection), also resulting in a lowered impact on prokaryotic communities, which shift towards (chemo)autotrophic assemblages, with lower organic matter consumption. Taken together, these results suggest that ocean acidification exerts a deep control on microbial benthic assemblages, with important feedbacks on ecosystem functioning. |
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Michael Tangherlini Cinzia Corinaldesi Francesca Ape Silvestro Greco Teresa Romeo Franco Andaloro Roberto Danovaro |
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Michael Tangherlini Cinzia Corinaldesi Francesca Ape Silvestro Greco Teresa Romeo Franco Andaloro Roberto Danovaro |
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Ocean Acidification Induces Changes in Virus–Host Relationships in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems |
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Ocean Acidification Induces Changes in Virus–Host Relationships in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems |
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Ocean Acidification Induces Changes in Virus–Host Relationships in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems |
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Ocean Acidification Induces Changes in Virus–Host Relationships in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems |
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Ocean Acidification Induces Changes in Virus–Host Relationships in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems |
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ocean acidification induces changes in virus–host relationships in mediterranean benthic ecosystems |
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