Impacto de aerosoles atmosféricos sobre microorganismos marinos en el litoral de Barcelona

Trabajo final presentado por Cristina Saludes para el grado de Ciencias Biomédicas de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB), realizado bajo la dirección de la Dra. Maria Montserrat Sala del Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) y del Dr.Jordi Urmeneta de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB).-- 31 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, annexes

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most oligotrophic regions however it receives anthropogenic particles and Saharan dust inputs that act as an external source of nutrients. Several studies have shown a stimulatory effect of those atmospheric nutrients on phytoplankton but the effect on the microbial community has been less addressed. Also, the role of airborne microorganisms is a hot topic in marine research, since when deposited they might contribute to increase microbial diversity of marine ecosystems. In order to address these issues, the stimulatory effect of atmospheric deposition on marine activity due to organic nutrients and the possible enrichment in microorganisms, we carried out the APOLLO1 experiment. The experiment was performed during 13th to 17th of March with the aim to characterize and evaluate the impact of atmospheric aerosols on the marine microbial communities of the littoral of Barcelona. The experiment consisted of a set of treatments: sea water (SW), sea water filtered by a 0.8μm filter (0.8SW), artificial sea water (ASW) without dust and the same treatments with the addition of dust (D) (SWD, 0.8SWD, ASWD). In those treatments we followed the dynamics of: 1) the abundance of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and flagellates), 2) the activity of 12 extracellular enzymes, 3) the utilization of 95 carbon sources with BIOLOG GN2 plates.[...]

Este estudio es una contribución al proyecto de investigación ANIMA: Atmospheric inputs as a source of organic Nutrients and microorganisms in Marine ecosystems, financiado por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España (CTM2015-65720-R)

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