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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2015

Community-Level and Species-Specific Associations between Phytoplankton and Particle-Associated Vibrio Species in Delaware's Inland Bays.

Christopher R Main, Lauren R Salvitti, Edward B Whereat, Kathryn J Coyne

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher R MainUniversity of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, Lewes, Delaware, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6472-4767
Lauren R SalvittiUniversity of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, Lewes, Delaware, USA.
Edward B WhereatUniversity of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, Lewes, Delaware, USA.
Kathryn J CoyneUniversity of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, Lewes, Delaware, USA kcoyne@udel.edu.
University of Delaware · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vibrio species are an abundant and diverse group of bacteria that form associations with phytoplankton. Correlations between Vibrio and phytoplankton abundance have been noted, suggesting that growth is enhanced during algal blooms or that association with phytoplankton provides a refuge from predation. Here, we investigated relationships between particle-associated Vibrio spp. and phytoplankton in Delaware's inland bays (DIB). The relative abundances of particle-associated Vibrio spp. and algal classes that form blooms in DIB (dinoflagellates, diatoms, and raphidophytes) were determined using quantitative PCR. The results demonstrated a significant correlation between particle-associated Vibrio abundance and phytoplankton, with higher correlations to diatoms and raphidophytes than to dinoflagellates. Species-specific associations were examined during a mixed bloom of Heterosigma akashiwo and Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) and indicated a significant positive correlation for particle-associated Vibrio abundance with H. akashiwo but a negative correlation with F. japonica. Changes in Vibrio assemblages during the bloom were evaluated using automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA), which revealed significant differences between each size fraction but no significant change in Vibrio assemblages over the course of the bloom. Microzooplankton grazing experiments showed that losses of particle-associated Vibrio spp. may be offset by increased growth in the Vibrio population. Moreover, analysis of Vibrio assemblages by ARISA also indicated an increase in the relative abundance for specific members of the Vibrio community despite higher grazing pressure on the particle-associated population as a whole. The results of this investigation demonstrate links between phytoplankton and Vibrio that may lead to predictions of potential health risks and inform future management practices in this region.

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EcosystemBaysDelawareDiatomsDinoflagellidaMolecular Sequence DataPhytoplanktonSpecies SpecificityStramenopilesVibrio

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PMID26070682
PMCPMC4551232
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