A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method
Quantification of grazing losses of marine heterotrophic bacteria is critical for understanding nutrient and carbon pathways in aquatic systems. The dilution method is a commonly used experimental approach for quantifying bacterivory. However, valid estimates of grazing rates obtained using this met...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_3038457 2024-04-14T08:08:09+00:00 A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method Pree, B. Kuhlisch, C. Pohnert, G. Sazhin, A. Jakobsen, H. Paulsen, M. Frischer, M. Stoecker, D. Nejstgaard, J. Larsen, A. 2016 application/pdf application/zip http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-AB81-A http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-AB83-8 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-AB84-7 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/lom3.10076 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-AB81-A http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-AB83-8 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-AB84-7 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Limnology and Oceanography: Methods info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10076 2024-03-21T15:52:54Z Quantification of grazing losses of marine heterotrophic bacteria is critical for understanding nutrient and carbon pathways in aquatic systems. The dilution method is a commonly used experimental approach for quantifying bacterivory. However, valid estimates of grazing rates obtained using this method depend on several methodological assumptions including that the method does not influence specific growth rates of bacteria. Here, we hypothesize that filtration during the set-up of a dilution experiment has the potential to release allelochemicals from phytoplankton cells and thereby stimulate or inhibit bacterial growth with the consequence of biased grazing estimates. We tested this hypothesis during a natural Phaeocystis pouchetii bloom at two different locations within an Arctic fjord. Results from the dilution experiments suggest higher gross growth rate and grazing impact for bacteria in the outer fjord compared with the inner fjord. However, specific growth rates estimated by bacterial production cell(-1) were significantly elevated in dilutions of water from the outer fjord but not the inner fjord. The analysis of dissolved metabolites in the seawater from both experiments prior and after filtration revealed altered metabolic profiles after filtration at both stations. As unaffected specific growth of prey on dilution is one of three fundamental assumptions of the dilution method, we conclude that it is important that empirically estimated bacterial specific growth rates be routinely included when using the dilution method to quantify bacterivory. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Phytoplankton Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe Arctic Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 14 2 114 123 |
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Quantification of grazing losses of marine heterotrophic bacteria is critical for understanding nutrient and carbon pathways in aquatic systems. The dilution method is a commonly used experimental approach for quantifying bacterivory. However, valid estimates of grazing rates obtained using this method depend on several methodological assumptions including that the method does not influence specific growth rates of bacteria. Here, we hypothesize that filtration during the set-up of a dilution experiment has the potential to release allelochemicals from phytoplankton cells and thereby stimulate or inhibit bacterial growth with the consequence of biased grazing estimates. We tested this hypothesis during a natural Phaeocystis pouchetii bloom at two different locations within an Arctic fjord. Results from the dilution experiments suggest higher gross growth rate and grazing impact for bacteria in the outer fjord compared with the inner fjord. However, specific growth rates estimated by bacterial production cell(-1) were significantly elevated in dilutions of water from the outer fjord but not the inner fjord. The analysis of dissolved metabolites in the seawater from both experiments prior and after filtration revealed altered metabolic profiles after filtration at both stations. As unaffected specific growth of prey on dilution is one of three fundamental assumptions of the dilution method, we conclude that it is important that empirically estimated bacterial specific growth rates be routinely included when using the dilution method to quantify bacterivory. |
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Pree, B. Kuhlisch, C. Pohnert, G. Sazhin, A. Jakobsen, H. Paulsen, M. Frischer, M. Stoecker, D. Nejstgaard, J. Larsen, A. A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method |
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Pree, B. Kuhlisch, C. Pohnert, G. Sazhin, A. Jakobsen, H. Paulsen, M. Frischer, M. Stoecker, D. Nejstgaard, J. Larsen, A. |
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A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method |
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A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method |
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A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method |
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A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method |
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A simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method |
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simple adjustment to test reliability of bacterivory rates derived from the dilution method |
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