Functional assembly of surface microbiota of Ulva fasciata improves nutrient absorption efficiency and growth
Han Wang, De-hua Li, Jing-ru Wang, Rong Wang, Chang-li Liang, Zhong Hu, Jun-he Liu · 2024
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Description
Han Wang and co-authors study microbes living on the surface of a green seaweed in a 2024 paper. The seaweed needs nitrogen to grow, and nitrogen is often scarce. Whether surface microbes help the seaweed capture and use nitrogen was unclear.
The team isolated many bacterial strains and tracked how surface groups shifted with nitrogen levels. Two families stood out as central to nitrogen cycling and to the web of microbe links. A built community of four strains raised seaweed growth and its uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus. Sugar, protein, and green pigment rose as well, and genes for key processes became more active.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Han Wang, De-hua Li, Jing-ru Wang, Rong Wang, Chang-li Liang, Zhong Hu, Jun-he Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |