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ArticleEnvironmental microbiology2025

Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Synechococcus Clade II and Other Microbes in the Eutrophic Subtropical San Diego Bay.

Katie J Harding, Maitreyi Nagarkar, Maggie Wang, Kailey Ramsing, Niv Anidjar, Sarah Giddings, Bianca Brahamsha, Brian Palenik

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Article in Environmental microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Katie J HardingScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5390-7154
Maitreyi NagarkarScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Maggie WangScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Kailey RamsingScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5227-9143
Niv AnidjarScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Sarah GiddingsScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Bianca BrahamshaScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Brian PalenikScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3717-9046

Funding

National Science Foundation IOS-2029299National Science Foundation OCE-1637632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diversity of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus can be broadly separated into clades, with clade II typically present in warm oligotrophic water, and clades I and IV found in cooler coastal water. We found amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) belonging to clade II in the nutrient-replete waters of San Diego Bay (SDB). Using the 16S rRNA gene, 18S rRNA gene and internal transcribed spacer region sequencing, we analysed multiple locations in SDB monthly for over a year, with additional samples dating back to 2015. Synechococcus community composition differed from the nearby coast into SDB in terms of dominant clade and ASVs. Specific clade II ASVs became relatively more abundant towards the back of the bay and showed seasonality, with higher relative abundance in the warm months. Select ASVs group phylogenetically and show similar seasonal and spatial distribution patterns, indicating these ASVs have adapted to SDB. Isolates matching clade II ASVs from SDB show pigment composition that is better adapted to the green light available in SDB, further supporting our findings. Other microbial taxa also show SDB enrichment, providing evidence that SDB is a chemostat-like environment where circulation, temperature, light and other environmental conditions create a zone for microbial evolution and diversification.

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BaysSeawaterSynechococcusBiodiversityCaliforniaEutrophicationPhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSeasonsSpatio-Temporal AnalysisRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 18Sadaptationbayseutrophicmicrobial evolutionmicrodiversitySynechococcustemperature

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PMID39900485
PMCPMC11790421

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