An experimental model for the spatial structuring and selection of bacterial communities

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-168

  Thomas, Torsten ^a   Kindinger, Ilona ^a   Yu, Dan ^a   Esvaran, Meera ^a   Blackall, Linda ^b   Forehead, Hugh ^c   Johnson, Craig R ^c   Manefield, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coaggregation; Community; Protozoan grazing; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLASTOMONAS NATATORIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; MICROCOCCUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCHROMONAS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPHINGOMONADACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOMONAS NATATORIA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80053560843     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Blom J.F., Hornák K., Šimek K., Pernthaler J. Aggregate formation in a freshwater bacterial strain induced by growth state and conspecific chemical cues. Environ. Microbiol. 2010, 12:2486-2495.
2. Buswell C.M., Herlihy Y.M., Marsh P.D., Keevil C.W., Leach S.A. Coaggregation amongst aquatic biofilm bacteria. J. Appl. Microbiol. 1997, 83:477-484.
3. Hahn M.W., Hofle M.G. Grazing pressure by a bacterivorous flagellate reverses the relative abundance of Comamonas acidovorans PX54 and Vibrio Strain CB5 in chemostat cocultures. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1998, 64:1910-1918.
4. Johnson C.R., Boerlijst M.C. Selection at the level of the community: the importance of spatial structure. Trends Ecol. Evol. 2002, 17:83-90.
5. Johnson C.R., Seinen I. Selection for restraint in competitive ability in spatial competition systems. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 2002, 269:655-663.
6. Jürgens K., Matz C. Predation as a shaping force for the phenotypic and genotypic composition of planktonic bacteria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2002, 81:413-434.
7. Kolenbrander P.E. Oral microbial communities: biofilms, interactions, and genetic systems. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 2000, 54:413-437.
8. Kolenbrander P.E., London J. Adhere today, here tomorrow: oral bacterial adherence. J. Bacteriol. 1993, 175:3247-3252.
9. Malik A., Sakamoto M., Hanazaki S., Osawa M., Suzuki T., Tochigi M., Kakii K. Coaggregation among nonflocculating bacteria isolated from activated sludge. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2003, 69:6056-6063.
10. Matz C., Kjelleberg S. Off the hook - how bacteria survive protozoan grazing. Trends Microbiol. 2005, 13:302-307.
11. Reasoner D.J., Geldreich E.E. A new medium for the enumeration and subculture of bacteria from potable water. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1985, 49:1-7.
12. Rickard A.H., Leach S.A., Hall L.S., Buswell C.M., High N.J., Handley P.S. Phylogenetic relationships and coaggregation ability of freshwater biofilm bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2002, 68:3644-3650.
13. Rickard A.H., McBain A.J., Ledder R.G., Handley P.S., Gilbert P. Coaggregation between freshwater bacteria within biofilm and planktonic communities. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 2003, 220:133-140.
14. Salcher M.M., Pernthaler J., Psenner R., Posch T. Succession of bacterial grazing defense mechanisms against protistan predators in an experimental microbial community. Aquat. Microbiol. Ecol. 2005, 38:215-229.
15. Simek K., Pernthaler J., Weinbauer M.G., Hornák K., Dolan J.R., Nedoma J., Masín M., Amann R. Changes in bacterial community composition and dynamics and viral mortality rates associated with enhanced flagellate grazing in a mesoeutrophic reservoir. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2001, 67:2723-2733.
16. Vellend M. Conceptual synthesis in community ecology. Q. Rev. Biol. 2010, 85:183-206.