Bacterioplankton taxa compete for iron along the early spring-summer transition in the Arctic Ocean
F. Puente-Sanchez, L. Macias, K. L. Campbell, M. Royo-Llonch, V. Balague, P. Sanchez, J. Tamames, C. J. Mundy, C. Pedros-Alio
The paper examines iron competition among bacterioplankton taxa in the Arctic Ocean during early spring-summer, finding Bacteroidetes act as cheaters by relying on siderophores synthesized by Gammaproteobacteria.
bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2022Ecology