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Microbial Eukaryotic Diversity with Emphasis on Picoprasinophytes under the Sea Ice of the Central Arctic Ocean in Summer


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The central Arctic Ocean and its microbial ecosystem are shifting towards variable states due to climate change. In this study, diverse microbial eukaryotes belonging to Alveolata, Chlorophyta, Stramenopile, Telonemia, Picobiliphyta, Cercozoa, Choanoflagellida, Fungi and Haptophyta have been identified by pyrosequencing. Canonical correspondence analysis suggested that the microbial eukaryote communities sampled from lower latitudes were significantly correlated with temperature and nutrients in sea water, whereas those from higher latitudes were correlated with conditions of ice cover, latitude of sample site and chlorophyll concentration. Picoplankton Micromonas, with a total occurrence of 17% of all reads, was the most abundant taxon. Quantification of picoprasinophytes by FISH proved their absolute predominance in the central Arctic Ocean under heavy sea ice.

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Microbial Eukaryotes, Molecular Probe, Picoprasinophyte, Sea Ice
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Authors

Wei Luo
Polar Research Institute of China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai 200136, China
Huirong Li
Polar Research Institute of China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai 200136, China
Xiaoyan Gao
Polar Research Institute of China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai 200136, China
Ling Lin
Polar Research Institute of China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai 200136, China
Yong Yu
Polar Research Institute of China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai 200136, China
Yinxin Zeng
Polar Research Institute of China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai 200136, China

Abstract


The central Arctic Ocean and its microbial ecosystem are shifting towards variable states due to climate change. In this study, diverse microbial eukaryotes belonging to Alveolata, Chlorophyta, Stramenopile, Telonemia, Picobiliphyta, Cercozoa, Choanoflagellida, Fungi and Haptophyta have been identified by pyrosequencing. Canonical correspondence analysis suggested that the microbial eukaryote communities sampled from lower latitudes were significantly correlated with temperature and nutrients in sea water, whereas those from higher latitudes were correlated with conditions of ice cover, latitude of sample site and chlorophyll concentration. Picoplankton Micromonas, with a total occurrence of 17% of all reads, was the most abundant taxon. Quantification of picoprasinophytes by FISH proved their absolute predominance in the central Arctic Ocean under heavy sea ice.

Keywords


Microbial Eukaryotes, Molecular Probe, Picoprasinophyte, Sea Ice

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi9%2F1709-1713