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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2016-147
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2016-147
03 May 2016
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Distinctly different bacterial communities in surface and oxygen minimum layers in the Arabian Sea

Mandar Bandekar, Nagappa Ramaiah, Anand Jain, and Ram Murti Meena

Abstract. Contributions of microbial communities to biogeochemical processes in oxygen minimum oceanic zones are being realized through the applications of molecular techniques. To understand seasonal and depth-wise variations in bacterial community structure (BCS) in the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum region, extensive sampling and molecular analyses were carried out. 16S rRNA gene sequencing was done to profile the BCS from five depths, surface (5 m), deep chorophyll maximum (43–50 m, DCM), 250 m, 500 m and 1000 m during Spring intermonsoon (SIM), Fall intermonsoon (FIM), and Northeast monsoon (NEM) seasons. Sequencing of 743 chimera-free clones revealed a clear vertical partitioning of BCS between the surface (surface + DCM) and OMZ (250 + 500 + 1000 m) layers. There was no distinct seasonal difference in the BCS. Most 16S rRNA gene sequences were affiliated to Gammaproteobacteria (39.31 %), Alphaproteobacteria (23.56 %) and Cyanobacteria (20.2 %). Higher diversity and OTUs in OMZ predominantly consisting of Alteromonodales, Sphinogomonadales, Rhodobacterales, Burkholderales, and Acidimicrobiales we observed might be due to their microaerophilic metabolism, ability to degrade recalcitrant substrates and assimilate sinking particulate matter. Further hitherto undescribed diversity both in surface and OMZ layers was evidenced. Implicit role of extant bacterial community in denitrification and anammox and in sulphur oxidation is highlighted.

Mandar Bandekar, Nagappa Ramaiah, Anand Jain, and Ram Murti Meena
 
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Oxygen minimum zones occur mostly in nutrient rich upwelling regions. They are sprawling intensifying due to anthropogenic impacts. In denitrification depths of 200–1000 m in Arabian Sea (AS) DO is < 20 M making it the largest anoxic region. We aimed to delineate phylogenetic diversity of bacterial community and find it to be diverse yet distinctively different communities predominate surface and OMZ layers. Prokaryote types adapted to low DO likely play vital roles in C, N & S cycling in AS OMZ.
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