Abstract

Bacteria in phycosphere engage in intricate interactions with microalgae by exchanging organic and inorganic matter. However, elucidating the primary roles of bacteria in phycosphere has been a big challenge, due to the lack of adequate methods for separating tightly associated bacteria from microalgal cells. In this study we evaluated several isolation methods including centrifugation, filtration, sonication combined with filtration, and tween lysis followed by sonication and filtration, aiming to efficiently acquire complete bacterial communities from phycosphere. The results demonstrated that the sonication-filtration approach maximally preserves the original characteristics of the bacterial communities. This method will facilitate the acquisition and further analysis of future experimental data.

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