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Molecular and physiological responses of two classes of marine chromophytic phytoplankton (diatoms and prymnesiophytes) during the development of nutrient-stimulated blooms

Molecular and physiological responses of two classes of marine chromophytic phytoplankton (diatoms and prymnesiophytes) during the development of nutrient-stimulated blooms
Molecular and physiological responses of two classes of marine chromophytic phytoplankton (diatoms and prymnesiophytes) during the development of nutrient-stimulated blooms
Generic taxon-specific DNA probes that target an internal region of the gene (rbcL) encoding the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) were developed for two groups of marine phytoplankton (diatoms and prymnesiophytes). The specificity and utility of the probes were evaluated in the laboratory and also during a 1-month mesocosm experiment in which we investigated the temporal variability in RubisCO gene expression and primary production in response to inorganic nutrient enrichment. We found that the onset of successive bloom events dominated by each of the two classes of chromophyte algae was associated with marked taxon-specific increases in rbcL transcription rates. These observations suggest that measurements of RubisCO gene expression can provide an early indicator of the development of phytoplankton blooms and may also be useful in predicting which taxa are likely to dominate a bloom.
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Wyman, M.
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Davies, J.
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Crawford, D.W.
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Purdie, D.A.
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Wyman, M.
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Davies, J.
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Crawford, D.W.
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Wyman, M., Davies, J., Crawford, D.W. and Purdie, D.A. (2000) Molecular and physiological responses of two classes of marine chromophytic phytoplankton (diatoms and prymnesiophytes) during the development of nutrient-stimulated blooms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66 (6), 2349-2357.

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Generic taxon-specific DNA probes that target an internal region of the gene (rbcL) encoding the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) were developed for two groups of marine phytoplankton (diatoms and prymnesiophytes). The specificity and utility of the probes were evaluated in the laboratory and also during a 1-month mesocosm experiment in which we investigated the temporal variability in RubisCO gene expression and primary production in response to inorganic nutrient enrichment. We found that the onset of successive bloom events dominated by each of the two classes of chromophyte algae was associated with marked taxon-specific increases in rbcL transcription rates. These observations suggest that measurements of RubisCO gene expression can provide an early indicator of the development of phytoplankton blooms and may also be useful in predicting which taxa are likely to dominate a bloom.

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Published date: 2000

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Local EPrints ID: 13482
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13482
ISSN: 0099-2240
PURE UUID: 20219710-f9f7-4d30-bf87-7012f32819cb
ORCID for D.A. Purdie: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6672-1722

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Date deposited: 08 Dec 2004
Last modified: 23 Jul 2022 01:31

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Author: M. Wyman
Author: J. Davies
Author: D.W. Crawford
Author: D.A. Purdie ORCID iD

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