FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Quorum Sensing Regulates Bacterial Processes That Play a Major Role in Marine Biogeochemical Cycles BT AF Urvoy, Marion Labry, Claire L HELGUEN, Stephane Lami, Raphaël AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:4;4:3; FF 1:;2:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-PELAGOS;3:;4:; C1 Ifremer, DYNECO, Plouzané, France Université de Bretagne Occidentale, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Plouzané, France Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes (LBBM, USR 3579), Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France Université de Bretagne Occidentale, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Plouzané, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UBO, FRANCE UNIV SORBONNE, FRANCE CNRS, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-ODE-DYNECO-PELAGOS UM LEMAR IN WOS Ifremer UPR WOS Ifremer UMR WOS Cotutelle UMR DOAJ copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 3.7 TC 10 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00749/86099/91303.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00749/86099/91304.xlsx LA English DT Article DE ;marine bacteria;quorum sensing;AHL (N-acyl-homoserine lactone);biogeochemical cycle;hydrolytic enzyme;organic matter degradation;nutrient acquisition AB Bacteria play a crucial role in marine biogeochemistry by releasing, consuming and transforming organic matter. Far from being isolated entities, bacteria are involved in numerous cell–cell interactions. Among such interactions, quorum sensing (QS) allows bacteria to operate in unison, synchronizing their actions through chemical communication. This review aims to explore and synthesize our current knowledge of the involvement of QS in the regulation of bacterial processes that ultimately impact marine biogeochemical cycles. We first describe the principles of QS communication and the renewed interest in its study in marine environments. Second, we highlight that the microniches where QS is most likely to occur due to their high bacterial densities are also hotspots of bacterially mediated biogeochemical transformations. Many bacterial groups colonizing these microniches harbor various QS systems. Thereafter, we review relevant QS-regulated bacterial processes in marine environments, building on research performed in both complex marine assemblages and isolated marine bacteria. QS pathways have been shown to directly regulate organic matter degradation, carbon allocation and nutrient acquisition but also to structure the community composition by mediating colonization processes and microbial interactions. Finally, we discuss current limitations and future perspectives to better characterize the link between QS expression and the bacterial mediation of biogeochemical cycles. The picture drawn by this review highlights QS as one of the pivotal mechanisms impacting microbial composition and functions in the oceans, paving the way for future research to better constrain its impact on marine biogeochemical cycles. PY 2022 PD FEB SO Frontiers In Marine Science SN 2296-7745 PU Frontiers Media SA VL 9 UT 000759856900001 DI 10.3389/fmars.2022.834337 ID 86099 ER EF