Optical properties of dissolved organic matter relate to different dept-specific patterns of archaeal and bacterial community structure in the North Atlantic Ocean
Authors
Guerrero-Feijoó, E. (Elisa); Nieto-Cid, M. (Mar); Sintes, E. (Eva); Dobal-Amador, V. (Vladimir); Hernando-Morales, V. (Víctor); Álvarez, M. (Marta); Balagué, V. (Vanessa); Varela, M.M. (Marta M.)Editor's version
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1574-6941Date
2016-10-27Type
articleKeywords
pyrosequencingdiversity
DOM optical properties
marine microbes
CARD-FISH
T-RFLP
ARISA
deep sea
Atlantic waters
Abstract
Prokaryotic abundance, activity and community composition were studied in the euphotic, intermediate and deep waters off the Galician coast (NW Iberian margin) in relation to the optical characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM). Microbial (archaeal and bacterial) community structure was vertically stratified. Among the Archaea, Euryarchaeota, especially Thermoplasmata, was dominant in the intermediate waters and decreased with depth, whereas marine Thaumarchaeota, especially Marine Group I, was the most abundant archaeal phylum in the deeper layers. The bacterial community was dominated by Proteobacteria through the whole water column. However, Cyanobacteria and Bacteroidetes ocurrence was considerable in the upper layer and SAR202 was dominant in deep waters. Microbial composition and abundande were not shaped by the quantity of dissolved organic carbon, but instead they revealed a strong connection with the DOM quality. Archaeal communities were mainly related to the fluore ...
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