The ocean is home to a diverse and metabolically versatile microbial community that
performs the complex biochemical transformations that drive the nitrogen cycle, including …

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

The prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms that drive the pelagic ocean's
biogeochemical cycles are currently facing an unprecedented set of comprehensive …

The ocean is a net source of the greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance, nitrous
oxide (N2O), to the atmosphere. Most of that N2O is produced as a trace side product during …

Carbon fixation by chemoautotrophic microorganisms in the dark ocean has a major impact
on global carbon cycling and ecological relationships in the ocean's interior, but the relevant …

In the context of an increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) level, acidification of
estuarine and coastal waters is greatly exacerbated by land-derived nutrient inputs, coastal …

Background Linking the identity of wild microbes with their ecophysiological traits and
environmental functions is a key ambition for microbial ecologists. Of many techniques that …

Nitrogen (N) is a key element for life in the oceans. It controls primary productivity in many
parts of the global ocean, consequently playing a crucial role in the uptake of atmospheric …

Ammonia-and nitrite-oxidizing microorganisms are collectively responsible for the aerobic
oxidation of ammonia via nitrite to nitrate and have essential roles in the global …

Nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, is important for many engineered
water treatment systems. The sequential steps of this respiratory process are carried out by …