Interactions between primary producers and bacteria impact the physiology of both partners,
alter the chemistry of their environment, and shape ecosystem diversity,. In marine …

In the surface ocean, phytoplankton transform inorganic substrates into organic matter that
fuels the activity of heterotrophic microorganisms, creating intricate metabolic networks that …

Marine microbial communities are engines of globally important processes, such as the
marine carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles. Recent data on the structures of these …

The way that nutrients cycle through atmospheric, terrestrial, oceanic and associated biotic
reservoirs can constrain rates of biological production and help structure ecosystems on …

The oceans harbor a tremendous diversity of marine microbes. Different functional groups of
bacteria, archaea, and protists arise from this diversity to dominate various habitats and …

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

Marine phytoplankton perform approximately half of global carbon fixation, with their blooms
contributing disproportionately to carbon sequestration 1, and most phytoplankton …

Natural microbial communities are phylogenetically and metabolically diverse. In addition to
underexplored organismal groups, this diversity encompasses a rich discovery potential for …

Diatoms are unicellular or chain-forming phytoplankton that use silicon (Si) in cell wall
construction. Their survival during periods of apparent nutrient exhaustion enhances carbon …

Numerically, microbial species dominate the oceans, yet their population dynamics,
metabolic complexity and synergistic interactions remain largely uncharted. A full …