By controlling nutrient cycling and biomass production at the base of the food web,
interactions between phytoplankton and bacteria represent a fundamental ecological …

Despite numerous surveys of gene and species content in heterotrophic microbial
communities, such as those found in animal guts, oceans, or soils, it is still unclear whether …

The capacity of planktonic marine microorganisms to actively seek out and exploit
microscale chemical hotspots has been widely theorized to affect ocean-basin scale …

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

From the homeostasis of human health to the cycling of Earth's elements, microbial activities
underlie environmental, medical and industrial processes. These activities occur in chemical …

The ability of marine bacteria to direct their movement in response to chemical gradients
influences inter-species interactions, nutrient turnover, and ecosystem productivity. While …

Diatoms and bacteria have cooccurred in common habitats for hundreds of millions of years,
thus fostering specific associations and interactions with global biogeochemical …

Marine bacteria influence Earth's environmental dynamics in fundamental ways by
controlling the biogeochemistry and productivity of the oceans. These large-scale …

Despite the impressive advances that have been made in assessing the diversity of marine
microorganisms, the mechanisms that underlie the participation of microorganisms in marine …

Macroscopic organic aggregates, which are> 500 μm and known as marine and lake snow,
are important components in the turnover, decomposition and sinking flux of both organic …