In the aquatic environment, biofilms on solid surfaces are omnipresent. The outer body
surface of marine organisms often represents a highly active interface between host and …

Planctomycetes are part of the complex microbial biofilm community of a wide range of
macroalgae. Recently, some studies began to unveil the great diversity of Planctomycetes …

Background Macroalgal epiphytic microbial communities constitute a rich resource for novel
enzymes and compounds, but studies so far largely focused on tag-based microbial diversity …

Goecke F., Thiel V., Wiese J., Labes A. and Imhoff JF 2013. Algae as an important
environment for bacteria–phylogenetic relationships among new bacterial species isolated …

When studying the effects of climate change on eukaryotic organisms we often oversee a
major ecological process: the interaction with microbes. Eukaryotic hosts and microbes form …

Macroalgae are photosynthetic, multicellular, sessile eukaryotic organisms that offer diverse
habitats for the colonization of epiphytic bacteria, therefore establishing biological …

Planctomycetes, a unique group of widespread and understudied bacteria, are known to be
associated with macroalgae. The temporal dynamics and the host-specific association of …

Kelp cultivation started in Japan, China and Korea, mainly for human consumption; new
applications are still expanding. In Chile, three 'wild'Lessonia species and Macrocystis …

Wine grapes are a primary source of microbial communities that play a prominent role in the
quality of grapes prior to harvesting, as well as in the winemaking process. This study …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is thought to be an important driving force for microbial
evolution and niche adaptation and has been show in vitro to occur frequently in biofilm …