Diatom derived polyunsaturated aldehydes do not structure the planktonic microbial community in a mesocosm study.
Several marine and freshwater diatoms produce polyunsaturated aldehydes (PUA) in wound-activated processes. These metabolites are also released by intact diatom cells during algal blooms. Due to their activity in laboratory experiments, PUA are considered as potential mediators of diatom-bacteria interactions. Here, we tested the hypothesis that PUA mediate such processes in a close-to-field mesocosm experiment. Natural plankton communities enriched with Skeletonema marinoi strains that differ in their PUA production, a plankton control, and a plankton control supplemented with PUA at natural and elevated concentrations were observed. We monitored bacterial and viral abundance as well as bacterial community composition and did not observe any influence of PUA on these parameters even at elevated concentrations. We rather detected an alternation of the bacterial diversity over time and differences between the two S. marinoi strains, indicating unique dynamic bacterial communities in these algal blooms. These results suggest that factors other than PUA are of significance for interactions between diatoms and bacteria.
Department for Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Carsten
C
Paul
Department of Biology, Division of Genetics and Physiology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.
Anna
A
Reunamo
Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University, 91020 Hörnefors, Sweden.|Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Elin
E
Lindehoff
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
Johanna
J
Bergkvist
Department for Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.|Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), 07745 Jena, Germany.
Michaela A
MA
Mausz
Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University, 91020 Hörnefors, Sweden.
Henrik
H
Larsson
Department for Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Hannes
H
Richter
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
Sten-Åke
SÅ
Wängberg
Department of Biology, Division of Genetics and Physiology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.
Piia
P
Leskinen
Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University, 91020 Hörnefors, Sweden.|Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Ulf
U
Båmstedt
Department for Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Georg
G
Pohnert
D000447:Aldehydes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D058448:Biota; D017377:Diatoms / Q000378:metabolism*; D005068:Eutrophication / Q000502:physiology; D008386:Marine Biology; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000378:metabolism*; D014780:Viruses / Q000378:metabolism
D000447:Aldehydes