The surface microlayer(SML)is a thin biogenic film found between the marine environment and troposphere that comprises a unique marine ecosystem with its own physicochemical and microbiological compositions.In this st...The surface microlayer(SML)is a thin biogenic film found between the marine environment and troposphere that comprises a unique marine ecosystem with its own physicochemical and microbiological compositions.In this study,we compared the bacterial cell abundance and community structure of the SML and subsurface waters(0.50m depth)using traditional culture and flow cytometry methods.Overall,53strains were screened and sequenced.In addition,DNA was extracted from the SML and corresponding subsurface water and used for bacterial community analysis by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(DGGE).The results revealed that the SML had a distinct microbial community structure from the corresponding subsurface water.This is the first compresensively detailed molecular biological analysis of the bacterioneuston in the Yellow Sea of China.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41406129)the National Key Research Program (Grant 2016YFA0601400)the State Oceanic Administration of China(Grant GASI-03-01-02-05)
文摘The surface microlayer(SML)is a thin biogenic film found between the marine environment and troposphere that comprises a unique marine ecosystem with its own physicochemical and microbiological compositions.In this study,we compared the bacterial cell abundance and community structure of the SML and subsurface waters(0.50m depth)using traditional culture and flow cytometry methods.Overall,53strains were screened and sequenced.In addition,DNA was extracted from the SML and corresponding subsurface water and used for bacterial community analysis by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(DGGE).The results revealed that the SML had a distinct microbial community structure from the corresponding subsurface water.This is the first compresensively detailed molecular biological analysis of the bacterioneuston in the Yellow Sea of China.