Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

The biological pump is a process whereby CO2 in the upper ocean is fixed by primary
producers and transported to the deep ocean as sinking biogenic particles or as dissolved …

Plastic is incredibly abundant in marine environments but little is known about its effects on
benthic microbiota and biogeochemical cycling. This study reports the shotgun …

The sinking of organic particles formed in the photic layer is a main vector of carbon export
into the deep ocean. Although sinking particles are heavily colonized by microbes, so far it …

The finding that total viral abundance is higher than total prokaryotic abundance and that a
significant fraction of the prokaryotic community is infected with phages in aquatic systems …

The phylogenetic diversity of macroaggregate‐attached vs. free‐living marine bacteria, co‐
occurring in the same water mass, was compared. Bacterial diversity and phylogenetic …

Most of the carbon fixed in primary production is rapidly cycled and remin-eralized, leaving
behind various forms of organic carbon that contribute to a vast reservoir of nonliving …

Marine oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) support diverse microbial communities with roles in
major elemental cycles. It is unclear how the taxonomic composition and metabolism of OMZ …

The pelagic realm of the dark ocean represents a key site for remineralization of organic
matter and long‐term carbon storage and burial in the biosphere. It contains the largest pool …

Exploring the role of enzymes in biogeochemical processes, this reference explores the
function, molecular biology, and biochemistry of microorganisms and their intra-and extra …