Active nitrogen fixation by Crocosphaera expands their niche despite the presence of ammonium - A case study

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RIV/86652079:_____/19:00510069

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51378-4" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51378-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51378-4" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-019-51378-4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Active nitrogen fixation by Crocosphaera expands their niche despite the presence of ammonium - A case study

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Unicellular nitrogen fixer Crocosphaera contributes substantially to nitrogen fixation in oligotrophic subtropical gyres. They fix nitrogen even when significant amounts of ammonium are available. This has been puzzling since fixing nitrogen is energetically inefficient compared with using available ammonium. Here we show that by fixing nitrogen, Crocosphaera can increase their population and expand their niche despite the presence of ammonium. We have developed a simple but mechanistic model of Crocosphaera based on their growth in steady state culture. The model shows that the growth of Crocosphaera can become nitrogen limited despite their capability to fix nitrogen. When they fix nitrogen, the population increases by up to 78% relative to the case without nitrogen fixation. When we simulate a simple ecological situation where Crocosphaera exists with non-nitrogen-fixing phytoplankton, the relative abundance of Crocosphaera increases with nitrogen fixation, while the population of non-nitrogen-fixing phytoplankton decreases since a larger fraction of fixed nitrogen is consumed by Crocosphaera. Our study quantitatively supports the benefit of nitrogen fixation despite the high electron/energy costs, even when an energetically efficient alternative is available. It demonstrates a competitive aspect of Crocosphaera, permitting them to be regionally significant nitrogen fixers.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Active nitrogen fixation by Crocosphaera expands their niche despite the presence of ammonium - A case study

Popis výsledku anglicky

Unicellular nitrogen fixer Crocosphaera contributes substantially to nitrogen fixation in oligotrophic subtropical gyres. They fix nitrogen even when significant amounts of ammonium are available. This has been puzzling since fixing nitrogen is energetically inefficient compared with using available ammonium. Here we show that by fixing nitrogen, Crocosphaera can increase their population and expand their niche despite the presence of ammonium. We have developed a simple but mechanistic model of Crocosphaera based on their growth in steady state culture. The model shows that the growth of Crocosphaera can become nitrogen limited despite their capability to fix nitrogen. When they fix nitrogen, the population increases by up to 78% relative to the case without nitrogen fixation. When we simulate a simple ecological situation where Crocosphaera exists with non-nitrogen-fixing phytoplankton, the relative abundance of Crocosphaera increases with nitrogen fixation, while the population of non-nitrogen-fixing phytoplankton decreases since a larger fraction of fixed nitrogen is consumed by Crocosphaera. Our study quantitatively supports the benefit of nitrogen fixation despite the high electron/energy costs, even when an energetically efficient alternative is available. It demonstrates a competitive aspect of Crocosphaera, permitting them to be regionally significant nitrogen fixers.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10620 - Other biological topics

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

OCT 21 2019

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

15064

Kód UT WoS článku

000491226200047

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85073656120