FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Seasonal patterns in microbial carbon and iron transporter expression in the Southern Ocean BT AF Debeljak, Pavla Bayer, Barbara Sun, Ying Herndl, Gerhard J. Obernosterer, Ingrid AS 1:1,2,3;2:2,4;3:1,5;4:2,6,7;5:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:; C1 Laboratoire d’Océanographie Microbienne (LOMIC), CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Banyuls/Mer, F-66650, France Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, Vienna, 1030, Austria SupBiotech, Villejuif, France Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, Vienna, 1030, Austria BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555, China Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), Den Burg, 1790 AB, The Netherlands Vienna Metabolomics Center, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, Vienna, 1030, Austria C2 CNRS, FRANCE UNIV VIENNA, AUSTRIA SUPBIOTECH, FRANCE UNIV VIENNA, AUSTRIA BGI-QINGDAO, CHINA NIOZ, NETHERLANDS UNIV VIENNA, AUSTRIA IF 15.5 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104185.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104186.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104187.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104188.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104189.eps https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104190.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104191.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104192.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104193.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104194.docx https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96098/104195.xlsx LA English DT Article CR MD 205 / SOCLIM MOBYDICK-THEMISTO BO Marion Dufresne DE ;Prokaryotic membrane transporters;Organic substrate utilization;Iron uptake;Metatranscriptomics;Metaproteomics;Metagenome-assembled genomes;Southern Ocean;Ocean microbiome AB Background Heterotrophic microbes in the Southern Ocean are challenged by the double constraint of low concentrations of organic carbon (C) and iron (Fe). These essential elements are tightly coupled in cellular processes; however, the prokaryotic requirements of C and Fe under varying environmental settings remain poorly studied. Here, we used a combination of metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics to identify prokaryotic membrane transporters for organic substrates and Fe in naturally iron-fertilized and high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll waters of the Southern Ocean during spring and late summer. Results Pronounced differences in membrane transporter profiles between seasons were observed at both sites, both at the transcript and protein level. When specific compound classes were considered, the two approaches revealed different patterns. At the transcript level, seasonal patterns were only observed for subsets of genes belonging to each transporter category. At the protein level, membrane transporters of organic compounds were relatively more abundant in spring as compared to summer, while the opposite pattern was observed for Fe transporters. These observations suggest an enhanced requirement for organic C in early spring and for Fe in late summer. Mapping transcripts and proteins to 50 metagenomic-assembled genomes revealed distinct taxon-specific seasonal differences pointing to potentially opportunistic clades, such as Pseudomonadales and Nitrincolaceae, and groups with a more restricted repertoire of expressed transporters, such as Alphaproteobacteria and Flavobacteriaceae. Conclusion The combined investigations of C and Fe membrane transporters suggest seasonal changes in the microbial requirements of these elements under different productivity regimes. The taxon-specific acquisition strategies of different forms of C and Fe illustrate how diverse microbes could shape transcript and protein expression profiles at the community level at different seasons. Our results on the C- and Fe-related metabolic capabilities of microbial taxa provide new insights into their potential role in the cycling of C and Fe under varying nutrient regimes in the Southern Ocean. PY 2023 PD AUG SO Microbiome SN 2049-2618 PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC VL 11 IS 1 UT 001051143800001 DI 10.1186/s40168-023-01600-3 ID 96098 ER EF