Ecological differentiation between strains of bacterial species is shaped by genomic and
metabolic variability. However, connecting genotypes to ecological niches remains a major …

The marine bacterium A lteromonas macleodii is a copiotrophic r‐strategist, but little is
known about its potential to degrade polysaccharides. Here, we studied the degradation of …

Abstract In the Southern Ocean, natural iron fertilization in the wake of islands leads to
annually occurring spring phytoplankton blooms associated with enhanced heterotrophic …

Iron is an essential micronutrient for all microbial growth in the marine environment, and in
heterotrophic bacteria, iron is tightly linked to carbon metabolism due to its central role as a …

Interactions between co-existing microorganisms deeply affect the physiology of the
involved organisms and, ultimately, the function of the ecosystem as a whole. Copiotrophic …

Comparative genomics, metagenomics, and single-cell technologies have shown that
populations of microbial species encompass assemblages of closely related strains. This …

Bacterial endophytes of Ginkgo roots take part in the secondary metabolic processes of the
fossil tree and contribute to plant growth, nutrient uptake, and systemic resistance. However …

A novel marine Alteromonas gracilis siphovirus, phage PB15, was isolated from the surface
water of the Yellow Sea in August 2015. It has a head diameter of 58±5 nm head and a …

Solar crystallizer ponds are characterized by high population density with a relatively simple
community structure in terms of species composition. The microbial community in the solar …

The proteobacteria Variovorax sp. WDL1, Comamonas testosteroni WDL7, and
Hyphomicrobium sulfonivorans WDL6 compose a triple‐species consortium that …