A planetary-scale understanding of the ocean ecosystem, particularly in light of climate
change, is crucial. Here, we review the work of Tara Oceans, an international …

Understanding the nature of organic matter flux in the ocean remains a major goal of
oceanography because it impacts some of the most important processes in the ocean …

Microbial community analysis via high‐throughput sequencing of amplified 16S rRNA genes
is an essential microbiology tool. We found the popular primer pair 515F (515F‐C) and …

DNA viruses are increasingly recognized as influencing marine microbes and microbe-
mediated biogeochemical cycling. However, little is known about global marine RNA virus …

Recent advances in studying the dynamics of marine microbial communities have shown
that the composition of these communities follows predictable patterns and involves complex …

Microbial ecology as a scientific field is fundamentally driven by technological advance. The
past decade's revolution in DNA sequencing cost and throughput has made it possible for …

The ability to predict microbial community dynamics lags behind the quantity of data
available in these systems. Most predictive models use only environmental parameters …

The influence of biotic interactions on microbial community assembly is intensely debated.
We hypothesized that keystone taxa, which influence community assembly through strong …

Bacterioplankton (bacteria and archaea) are indispensable regulators of global element
cycles owing to their unique ability to decompose and remineralize dissolved organic matter …

Marine environmental monitoring has tended to focus on site-specific methods of
investigation. These traditional methods have low spatial and temporal resolution and are …