Significance of predation by protists in aquatic microbial food webs

EB Sherr, BF Sherr - Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2002‏ - Springer
Predation in aquatic microbial food webs is dominated by phagotrophic protists, yet these
microorganisms are still understudied compared to bacteria and phytoplankton. In pelagic …

Marine bacteria: potential candidates for enhanced bioremediation

HR Dash, N Mangwani, J Chakraborty… - Applied microbiology …, 2013‏ - Springer
Bacteria are widespread in nature as they can adapt to any extreme environmental
conditions and perform various physiological activities. Marine environments are one of the …

Characterization of the 18S rRNA gene for designing universal eukaryote specific primers

K Hadziavdic, K Lekang, A Lanzen, I Jonassen… - PloS one, 2014‏ - journals.plos.org
High throughput sequencing technology has great promise for biodiversity studies.
However, an underlying assumption is that the primers used in these studies are universal …

Dormancy contributes to the maintenance of microbial diversity

SE Jones, JT Lennon - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010‏ - pnas.org
Dormancy is a bet-hedging strategy used by a variety of organisms to overcome unfavorable
environmental conditions. By entering a reversible state of low metabolic activity, dormant …

Widespread occurrence and genetic diversity of marine parasitoids belonging to Syndiniales (Alveolata)

L Guillou, M Viprey, A Chambouvet… - Environmental …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Syndiniales are a parasitic order within the eukaryotic lineage Dinophyceae (Alveolata).
Here, we analysed the taxonomy of this group using 43655 18S rRNA gene sequences …

The diversity of small eukaryotic phytoplankton (≤ 3 μm) in marine ecosystems

D Vaulot, W Eikrem, M Viprey… - FEMS microbiology …, 2008‏ - academic.oup.com
Small cells dominate photosynthetic biomass and primary production in many marine
ecosystems. Traditionally, picoplankton refers to cells≤ 2 μm. Here we extend the size …

Comparisons of Different Hypervariable Regions of rrs Genes for Use in Fingerprinting of Microbial Communities by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

Z Yu, M Morrison - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2004‏ - journals.asm.org
Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) has become a widely used tool to examine
microbial diversity and community structure, but no systematic comparison has been made …

Genotypic microbial community profiling: a critical technical review

A Nocker, M Burr, AK Camper - Microbial ecology, 2007‏ - Springer
Microbial ecology has undergone a profound change in the last two decades with regard to
methods employed for the analysis of natural communities. Emphasis has shifted from …

Changes in archaeal, bacterial and eukaryal assemblages along a salinity gradient by comparison of genetic fingerprinting methods in a multipond solar saltern

EO Casamayor, R Massana, S Benlloch… - Environmental …, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microbial communities inhabiting a multipond solar saltern were analysed and compared
using SSU rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐based fingerprintings carried out in …

Statistical analysis of denaturing gel electrophoresis (DGE) fingerprinting patterns

N Fromin, J Hamelin, S Tarnawski… - Environmental …, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Technical developments in molecular biology have found extensive applications in the field
of microbial ecology. Among these techniques, fingerprinting methods such as denaturing …