Particle-attached bacteria act as gatekeepers in the decomposition of complex phytoplankton polysaccharides

Abstract Background Marine microalgae (phytoplankton) mediate almost half of the worldwide photosynthetic carbon dioxide fixation and therefore play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling, most prominently during massive phytoplankton blooms. Phytoplankton biomass consists of considerable proportio...

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Published in:	Microbiome
Main Authors:	Feng-Qing Wang, Daniel Bartosik, Chandni Sidhu, Robin Siebers, De-Chen Lu, Anke Trautwein-Schult, Dörte Becher, Bruno Huettel, Johannes Rick, Inga V. Kirstein, Karen H. Wiltshire, Thomas Schweder, Bernhard M. Fuchs, Mia M. Bengtsson, Hanno Teeling, Rudolf I. Amann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-02-01
Subjects:	Algal bloom Algal polysaccharide Bacterioplankton Bacteroidota Carbohydrate-active enzyme Carbon budget
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01757-5