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  • Marine Biology
  • Biotechnology

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  • Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are crucial to the Antarctic food web, processing large amounts of organic carbon.
  • Decomposition of diverse biopolymers by krill relies on hydrolytic enzymes, but the contribution of their gut microbiota is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the Antarctic krill gut microbiota and its hydrolytic enzyme repertoire.
  • To assess the contribution of microbial enzymes to krill's nutrient acquisition and organic matter cycling.

Main Methods:

  • Applied amplicon sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, cultivation, and physiological assays.
  • Isolated and characterized 198 pure cultures of krill gut bacteria.
  • Predicted hydrolytic enzyme potential using bioinformatics and plate-based assays.

Main Results:

  • Discovered extensive bacterial diversity in the krill gut, including a complex anaerobic community.
  • Identified widespread microbial capacities for lipid and protein hydrolysis, and to a lesser extent, polysaccharide degradation.
  • Revealed a significantly larger hydrolytic enzyme repertoire in the microbiota (13,012 predicted) compared to krill alone, including enzymes capable of degrading plastics like PET and PLA.

Conclusions:

  • The Antarctic krill gut microbiota plays a substantial role in nutrient acquisition by augmenting the krill's hydrolytic enzyme capabilities.
  • This microbial enzyme repertoire is vital for organic matter cycling in the Antarctic ecosystem, especially under changing environmental conditions.
  • The krill gut microbiome represents a potential source of novel, cold-adapted enzymes for biotechnological applications.