Open this publication in new window or tab >>Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, Mickiewicza 16a, PL-70-383 Szczecin, Poland, Mickiewicza 16a.
International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdansk, Kładki 24, 80-822 Gdansk, Poland, Kładki 24.
Department of Environmental Engineering Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, PL-80-233 Gdansk, Poland, Narutowicza 11/12.
Department of Evolutionary Genetics and Biosystematics, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, PL-80-308 Gdansk, Poland, Wita Stwosza 59.
Collection of Plasmids and Microorganisms, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, PL-80-308 Gdansk, Poland, Wita Stwosza 59.
Laboratory of Extremophiles Biology, Department of Microbiology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, PL-80-308 Gdansk, Poland, Wita Stwosza 59.
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Research and Development, Oceanography, Göteborgseskaderns plats 3, Västra Frölunda SE-426 71, Sweden, Göteborgseskaderns plats 3.
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Universiteto ave. 17, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania, Universiteto ave. 17.
Department of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, PL-81-378 Gdynia, Poland, Al. Piłsudskiego 46.
Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81-712 Sopot, Poland, Powstańców Warszawy 55.
Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, PL-80-233 Gdansk, Poland, Narutowicza 11/12.
Department of Environmental Engineering Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, PL-80-233 Gdansk, Poland, Narutowicza 11/12.
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołła̜taja 1, PL-81-332 Gdynia, Poland, Kołła̜taja 1.
Department of Environmental Toxicology, Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Dębowa 23A, PL-80-204 Gdansk, Poland, Dębowa 23A.
Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Arciszewskiego 22a, PL-76-200 Słupsk, Poland, Arciszewskiego 22a.
Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Akademi University, Henriksgatan 2, FI-20500 Åbo, Finland, Henriksgatan 2.
Department of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, PL-81-378 Gdynia, Poland, Al. Piłsudskiego 46.
Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81-712 Sopot, Poland, Powstańców Warszawy 55.
Department of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, PL-81-378 Gdynia, Poland, Al. Piłsudskiego 46.
Department of Molecular Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, PL-80-308 Gdansk, Poland, Wita Stwosza 59.
Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, Mickiewicza 16a, PL-70-383 Szczecin, Poland, Mickiewicza 16a.
University Center for Applied and Interdisciplinary Research, University of Gdansk, Kładki 24, 80-822 Gdansk, Poland, Kładki 24.
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2024 (English)In: FEMS Microbiology Reviews, ISSN 0168-6445, E-ISSN 1574-6976, Vol. 48, no 5Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Until recently, the data on the diversity of the entire microbial community from the Baltic Sea were relatively rare and very scarce. However, modern molecular methods have provided new insights into this field with interesting results. They can be summarized as follows. (i) Although low salinity causes a reduction in the biodiversity of multicellular species relative to the populations of the North-East Atlantic, no such reduction occurs in bacterial diversity. (ii) Among cyanobacteria, the picocyanobacterial group dominates when considering gene abundance, while filamentous cyanobacteria dominate in means of biomass. (iii) The diversity of diatoms and dinoflagellates is significantly larger than described a few decades ago; however, molecular studies on these groups are still scarce. (iv) Knowledge gaps in other protistan communities are evident. (v) Salinity is the main limiting parameter of pelagic fungal community composition, while the benthic fungal diversity is shaped by water depth, salinity, and sediment C and N availability. (vi) Bacteriophages are the predominant group of viruses, while among viruses infecting eukaryotic hosts, Phycodnaviridae are the most abundant; the Baltic Sea virome is contaminated with viruses originating from urban and/or industrial habitats. These features make the Baltic Sea microbiome specific and unique among other marine environments.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford University Press, 2024
Keywords
Baltic Sea, diversity of microorganisms, marine ecosystem, marine viruses, molecular methods, prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms
National Category
Microbiology Ecology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-355917 (URN)10.1093/femsre/fuae024 (DOI)001340902700001 ()39366767 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85207594337 (Scopus ID)
Note
QC 20241108
2024-11-062024-11-062024-11-15Bibliographically approved