C<sub>5</sub> glycolipids of heterocystous cyanobacteria track symbiont abundance in the diatom <i>Hemiaulus hauckii</i> across the tropical North Atlantic

Bale, Nicole J.; Villareal, Tracy A.; Hopmans, Ellen C.; Brussaard, Corina P. D.; Besseling, Marc; Dorhout, Denise; Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S.; Schouten, Stefan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1229-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1229-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1229-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

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01 Mar 2018

Research article |

| 01 Mar 2018

C₅ glycolipids of heterocystous cyanobacteria track symbiont abundance in the diatom Hemiaulus hauckii across the tropical North Atlantic

Nicole J. Bale, Tracy A. Villareal, Ellen C. Hopmans, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Marc Besseling, Denise Dorhout, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, and Stefan Schouten

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RC1: 'review', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Aug 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer 1', N.J. Bale, 28 Aug 2017
  - RC2: 'Acceptance after modification', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Aug 2017
    - AC3: 'Reply to reviewer 1', N.J. Bale, 01 Sep 2017
AC2: 'Figures and supplement to accompany manuscript bg-2017-300', N.J. Bale, 28 Aug 2017
RC3: 'review 2', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Sep 2017
- AC4: 'Reply to reviewer 2', N.J. Bale, 03 Oct 2017
  - RC4: 'reply', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Oct 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Dec 2017) by Silvio Pantoja

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ED: Publish as is (03 Jan 2018) by Silvio Pantoja

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Associations between diatoms and N-fixing cyanobacteria (diatom–diazotroph associations, DDAs) play an important role in the N cycle of the tropical North Atlantic. Heterocysts are the site of N fixation and contain unique glycolipids. We measured these glycolipids in the water column and surface sediment from the tropical North Atlantic. We found a significant correlation between the concentration of glycolipid and of DDAs, strengthening their application as biomarkers.

C5 glycolipids of heterocystous cyanobacteria track symbiont abundance in the diatom Hemiaulus hauckii across the tropical North Atlantic

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C₅ glycolipids of heterocystous cyanobacteria track symbiont abundance in the diatom Hemiaulus hauckii across the tropical North Atlantic