Journal Article
mSystems, vol. 2, iss. 2, 2017
Authors
Hans C. Bernstein, Ryan S. McClure, Vera Thiel, Natalie C. Sadler, Young-Mo Kim, William B. Chrisler, Eric A. Hill, Donald A. Bryant, Margaret F. Romine, Janet K. Jansson, Jim K. Fredrickson, Alexander S. Beliaev, Mark J. Mandel
Abstract
This study elucidates how a cyanobacterial primary producer acclimates to heterotrophic partnership by modulating the expression levels of key metabolic genes. Heterotrophic bacteria can indirectly regulate the physiology of the photoautotrophic primary producers, resulting in physiological changes identified here, such as increased intracellular ROS. Some of the interactions inferred from this model system represent putative principles of metabolic coupling in phototrophic-heterotrophic partnerships.
