Nature Communications (Apr 2022)
Genomic and metabolic adaptations of biofilms to ecological windows of opportunity in glacier-fed streams
- Susheel Bhanu Busi,
- Massimo Bourquin,
- Stilianos Fodelianakis,
- Grégoire Michoud,
- Tyler J. Kohler,
- Hannes Peter,
- Paraskevi Pramateftaki,
- Michail Styllas,
- Matteo Tolosano,
- Vincent De Staercke,
- Martina Schön,
- Laura de Nies,
- Ramona Marasco,
- Daniele Daffonchio,
- Leïla Ezzat,
- Paul Wilmes,
- Tom J. Battin
Affiliations
- Susheel Bhanu Busi
- Systems Ecology Group, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Massimo Bourquin
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Stilianos Fodelianakis
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Grégoire Michoud
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Tyler J. Kohler
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Hannes Peter
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Paraskevi Pramateftaki
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Michail Styllas
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Matteo Tolosano
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Vincent De Staercke
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Martina Schön
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Laura de Nies
- Systems Ecology Group, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Ramona Marasco
- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Daniele Daffonchio
- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Leïla Ezzat
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Paul Wilmes
- Systems Ecology Group, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Tom J. Battin
- River Ecosystems Laboratory, Center for Alpine and Polar Environmental Research (ALPOLE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29914-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
In glacier-fed streams, ecological windows of opportunity allow complex microbial biofilms to develop and transiently form the basis of the food web. Using metagenomics, this study reveals the metabolic strategies and key genomic underpinnings of adaptive traits that enable these biofilms to exploit environmental opportunities.
