Better together? Lessons on sociality from Trichodesmium
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The N2-fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium is an important player in the oceanic nitrogen and carbon cycles. Trichodesmium occurs both as single trichomes and as colonies containing hundreds of trichomes. In this review, we explore the benefits and disadvantages of colony formation, considering physical, chemical, and biological effects from nanometer to kilometer scale. Showing that all major life challenges are affected by colony formation, we claim that Trichodesmium's ecological success is tightly linked to its colonial lifestyle. Microbial interactions in the microbiome, chemical gradients within the colony, interactions with particles, and elevated mobility in the water column shape a highly dynamic microenvironment. We postulate that these dynamics are key to the resilience of Trichodesmium and other colony formers in our changing environment.
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Trends in Microbiology
Eichner, Meri, Keisuke Inomura, Juan J. Pierella Karlusich, and Yeala Shaked. "Better together? Lessons on sociality from Trichodesmium." Trends in Microbiology 31, 10 (2023). doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.05.001.
Ni afadhali pamoja? Trichodesmium ni aina ya bakteria inayojulikana kama cyanobacterium, ambayo ni sehemu muhimu ya mzunguko wa nitrojeni na kaboni. Trichodesmium hutokea kama trichomes moja na kama makoloni yenye mamia ya trichomes. Katika mapitio haya, tunachunguza faida na hasara za kuundwa kwa makoloni, tukizingatia athari za kimwili, kemikali, na kibiolojia kutoka kwa kiwango cha nanometer hadi kilomita. Kwa kuonyesha kwamba changamoto zote kuu za maisha huathiriwa na kuundwa kwa koloni, tunadai kwamba mafanikio ya ikolojia ya Trichodesmium yanahusiana sana na mtindo wake wa maisha wa kikoloni. Maingiliano ya vimelea katika microbiome, gradients kemikali ndani ya koloni, maingiliano na chembe, na kuongezeka kwa mwendo katika safu ya maji fomu microenvironment nguvu sana. "Tunaamini kwamba nguvu hizi ni muhimu kwa uthabiti wa Trichodesmium na waundaji wengine wa koloni katika mazingira yetu yanayobadilika. """ Kichwa cha Uchapishaji, kwa mfano, Journal Trends in Microbiology Eichner, Meri, Keisuke Inomura, Juan J. Pierella Karlusich, na Yeala Shaked. "Ni afadhali pamoja? Masomo ya Ujamaa Kutoka kwa Trichodesmium". Mwelekeo wa Microbiology, 2013 (Dai) 1016 (j) 2023 (j) 2023 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2024 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j) 2028 (j)