Increasing P limitation and viral infection impact lipid remodeling of the picophytoplankter <i>Micromonas pusilla</i>

Maat, Douwe S.; Bale, Nicole J.; Hopmans, Ellen C.; Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S.; Schouten, Stefan; Brussaard, Corina P. D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1667-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1667-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1667-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

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17 Mar 2016

Research article |

| 17 Mar 2016

Increasing P limitation and viral infection impact lipid remodeling of the picophytoplankter Micromonas pusilla

Douwe S. Maat, Nicole J. Bale, Ellen C. Hopmans, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, Stefan Schouten, and Corina P. D. Brussaard

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RC C6851: 'An interesting and complex study', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Oct 2015
- AC C8446: 'Rebuttal letter', Douwe Maat, 11 Dec 2015
RC C7052: 'Interesting study on lipid composition of marine green algae', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Oct 2015
- AC C8447: 'Rebuttal letter', Douwe Maat, 11 Dec 2015

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (19 Dec 2015) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Douwe Maat on behalf of the Authors (05 Feb 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 Feb 2016) by Gerhard Herndl

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (23 Feb 2016)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (28 Feb 2016) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Douwe Maat on behalf of the Authors (03 Mar 2016) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (06 Mar 2016) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Douwe Maat on behalf of the Authors (08 Mar 2016)

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This study shows that the phytoplankter Micromonas pusilla alters its lipid composition when the macronutrient phosphate is in low supply. This reduction in phospholipids is directly dependent on the strength of the limitation. Furthermore we show that, when M. pusilla is infected by viruses, lipid remodeling is lower. The study was carried out to investigate how phytoplankton and its viruses are affected by environmental factors and how this affects food web dynamics.