Concurrent DNA meta‐barcoding and plankton imaging reveal novel parasitic infection and competition in a diatom
Dylan Catlett,
Emily E. Peacock,
Diana N. Fontaine
et al.
Abstract:Little is known about diatom parasitism in marine systems. Guinardia delicatula, a biomass‐dominant diatom on the Northeast US Shelf (NES), is regularly parasitized by the protistan nanoflagellate, Cryothecomonas aestivalis in this region. While G. delicatula is known to host other protistan parasites, direct observation of these interactions and their dynamics in nature remain elusive. Here, we integrate concurrent DNA meta‐barcoding and automated imaging‐in‐flow cytometry observations to characterize the dyn… Show more
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