PROTOZOAN GRAZING AND THE SIZE ACTIVITY STRUCTURE OF LIMNETIC BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES

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作者
BIRD, DF [1 ]
KALFF, J [1 ]
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[1] MCGILL UNIV, DEPT BIOL, MONTREAL H3A 1B1, QUEBEC, CANADA
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10.1139/f93-042
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S9 [水产、渔业];
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0908 ;
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We measured bacterial growth rates by labelled thymidine incorporation, grazing loss rates with fluorescent latex particles, and bacterial cell size and abundance within narrow size-fractions of freshwater bacterioplankton. Contrary to the predictions of standard allometric relationships, the smallest bacteria showed the lowest incorporation rate per cell and per unit DNA content. Cells trapped by 1- and 5-mum filters grew the fastest and were responsible for 86% of detected thymidine biosynthesis. Grazing studies in six lakes showed that grazing pressure from flagellated protozoans and mixotrophic algae on large bacterial cells was probably 2-40 times more intense than that on the smallest cells. We suggest that reduced grazing pressure on the smallest bacteria allows them to dominate numerically, despite their slower growth.
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