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La utilización de los fosfonatos por el diazotrófico marino Trichodesmium, de importancia mundial, es muy importante
S T Dyhrman1, P D Chappell, S T Haley
1Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA.
Nature
|January 7, 2006
Resumen
Las cianobacterias marinas Trichodesmium pueden utilizar compuestos orgánicos de fósforo, específicamente fosfonatos, cuando el fosfato es escaso. Esta adaptación única ayuda a explicar su prevalencia en regiones oceánicas pobres en nutrientes.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Microbiología marina microbiología marina.
- Los ciclos biogeoquímicos son ciclos biogeoquímicos.
- Biología molecular La biología molecular.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los diazotróficos marinos como el Trichodesmium son cruciales para el ciclo global de carbono y nitrógeno.
- Los giros oceánicos a menudo experimentan bajas concentraciones de fosfato, lo que limita el crecimiento del fitoplancton.
- El fósforo orgánico disuelto representa una gran reserva de nutrientes subutilizada.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la respuesta fisiológica de Trichodesmium erythraeum al estrés por el fósforo.
- Identificar genes involucrados en la absorción y utilización de compuestos orgánicos de fósforo.
- Para comprender la adaptación de Trichodesmium a los ambientes marinos oligotróficos.
Principales métodos:
- El análisis del genoma de Trichodesmium erythraeum IMS101.1.
- Inducción de genes relacionados con el metabolismo de los fosfonatos bajo estrés por fósforo.
- Análisis de la expresión génica en las poblaciones de T. erythraeum del Mar de los Sargazos.
Principales resultados:
- El estrés por fósforo induce genes para el transporte e hidrólisis de fosfonatos de alta afinidad a través de una vía de liasa de carbono-fosforo.
- Estos genes se expresan activamente en T. erythraeum del Mar de los Sargazos.
- El trichodesmium posee una capacidad única entre las cianobacterias marinas para limpiar el fósforo de fuentes orgánicas.
Conclusiones:
- El trichodesmium puede utilizar fosfonatos, una fuente de fósforo no reconocida anteriormente en los océanos oligotróficos.
- La vía de liasa de carbono-fosforo proporciona una ventaja competitiva al Trichodesmium en entornos con bajo contenido de fosfato.
- Esta adaptación probablemente explica el éxito de Trichodesmium en ecosistemas marinos limitados en nutrientes.
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