Rethinking the marine carbon cycle: factoring in the multifarious lifestyles of microbes
BACKGROUND Marine ecosystems are composed of a diverse array of life forms, the
majority of which are unicellular—archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. The power of these …
majority of which are unicellular—archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. The power of these …
Phytoplankton in the Tara Ocean
Photosynthesis evolved in the ocean more than 2 billion years ago and is now performed by
a wide range of evolutionarily distinct organisms, including both prokaryotes and …
a wide range of evolutionarily distinct organisms, including both prokaryotes and …
Eukaryotic plankton diversity in the sunlit ocean
Marine plankton support global biological and geochemical processes. Surveys of their
biodiversity have hitherto been geographically restricted and have not accounted for the full …
biodiversity have hitherto been geographically restricted and have not accounted for the full …
Functional repertoire convergence of distantly related eukaryotic plankton lineages abundant in the sunlit ocean
Marine planktonic eukaryotes play critical roles in global biogeochemical cycles and climate.
However, their poor representation in culture collections limits our understanding of the …
However, their poor representation in culture collections limits our understanding of the …
Marine protist diversity in E uropean coastal waters and sediments as revealed by high‐throughput sequencing
Although protists are critical components of marine ecosystems, they are still poorly
characterized. Here we analysed the taxonomic diversity of planktonic and benthic protist …
characterized. Here we analysed the taxonomic diversity of planktonic and benthic protist …
Microbial predators form a new supergroup of eukaryotes
Molecular phylogenetics of microbial eukaryotes has reshaped the tree of life by
establishing broad taxonomic divisions, termed supergroups, that supersede the traditional …
establishing broad taxonomic divisions, termed supergroups, that supersede the traditional …
Linking metagenomics to aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycles
Microbial communities are essential components of aquatic ecosystems through their
contribution to food web dynamics and biogeochemical processes. Aquatic microbial …
contribution to food web dynamics and biogeochemical processes. Aquatic microbial …
Abundant and rare picoeukaryotic sub‐communities present contrasting patterns in the epipelagic waters of marginal seas in the northwestern P acific O cean
In this work, they compared patterns of abundant and rare picoeukaryotic sub‐communities
in the epipelagic waters (surface and 40–75 m depth subsurface layers) of the East and …
in the epipelagic waters (surface and 40–75 m depth subsurface layers) of the East and …
Protist metabarcoding and environmental biomonitoring: time for change
High-throughput amplicon sequencing of environmental DNA and/or RNA proved to be a
powerful tool to describe protist diversity. This new approach called also the metabarcoding …
powerful tool to describe protist diversity. This new approach called also the metabarcoding …
A phylogenomic framework to study the diversity and evolution of stramenopiles (= heterokonts)
Stramenopiles or heterokonts constitute one of the most speciose and diverse clades of
protists. It includes ecologically important algae (such as diatoms or large multicellular …
protists. It includes ecologically important algae (such as diatoms or large multicellular …