Ecological success in freshwater lakes: insights from novel cultivated lineages of the abundant Nanopelagicales order
In conclusion, this work increased to a great degree the cultivated diversity of the abundant Nanopelagicales order. Analysis of over 1700 metagenomes showed that only a few cultivated species are globally dominant, and time-series analyses revealed consistent spring and autumn peaks. Key metabolic adaptations, such as loss of the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway and a high microdiversity of genes involved in cell surface biosynthesis and modifications, are likely to help these species survive periods of starvation and avoid predation. These findings highlight the ecological importance of Nanopelagicales and suggest that microdiversity underpins their adaptability. This work lays a foundation for studying their physiology, ecology, and strain-specific functional variation. Video Abstract.
Authors
- Paul Layoun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7608-9521)
- Daniel P. R. Herlemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8100-4649)
- Maria‐Cecilia Chiriac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-5232)
- Corinne Biderre‐Petit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7962-4171)
- Hans‐Peter Grossart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9141-0325)
- Cécile Lepère (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4767-0477)
- Anna Bednarska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9845-8866)
- Rohit Ghai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-6152)
- Horia Leonard Banciu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6563-3226)
- Adam Woźniczka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5050-9145)
- Petr Znachor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9356-5996)
- Markus Haber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-6210)
- Yusuke Okazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8770-2774)
- Clafy Fernandes
- Jason Nicholas Woodhouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1129-5396)
- Bettina Sonntag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-522X)
- Vojtěch Kasalický (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9132-8321)
- Sandi Orlić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-4145)
- Michaela M. Salcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1063-6523)
- Tiberiu Szöke‐Nagy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1773-3991)
- Cristiana Callieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-5724)
- Kasia Piwosz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-3364)
- Mirosław Ślusarczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2311-5033)
- Helen Tammert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5933-7079)
- Rubén Sommaruga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1055-2461)
- Mariusz Zalewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7544-2506)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Potsdam (DE)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Estonian University of Life Sciences (EE)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
- Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE)
- Hydrobiological Institute (MK)
- Laboratoire Microorganismes Génome et Environnement (FR)
- Ruđer Bošković Institute (HR)
- Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences (HR)
- National Marine Fisheries Research Institute (PL)
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ)
- Institute of Hydrobiology (UA)
- National Research Council (IT)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre (CZ)
- Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research
- University of Warsaw (PL)
- University of Montenegro (ME)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02272-x
- Primary Topic
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00