- Phylogenetically conserved resource partitioning in the coastal microbial loop.
Phylogenetically conserved resource partitioning in the coastal microbial loop.
The ISME journal (2017-08-12)
Samuel Bryson, Zhou Li, Francisco Chavez, Peter K Weber, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Robert L Hettich, Chongle Pan, Xavier Mayali, Ryan S Mueller
PMID28800138
ABSTRACT
Resource availability influences marine microbial community structure, suggesting that population-specific resource partitioning defines discrete niches. Identifying how resources are partitioned among populations, thereby characterizing functional guilds within the communities, remains a challenge for microbial ecologists. We used proteomic stable isotope probing (SIP) and NanoSIMS analysis of phylogenetic microarrays (Chip-SIP) along with 16S rRNA gene amplicon and metagenomic sequencing to characterize the assimilation of six