Chemosynthesis is a metabolic process that transfers carbon to the biosphere using
reduced compounds. It is well recognised that chemosynthesis occurs in much of the ocean …

One-quarter of photosynthesis-derived carbon on Earth rapidly cycles through a set of short-
lived seawater metabolites that are generated from the activities of marine phytoplankton …

The process of chemosynthesis, by which reduced inorganic chemicals are used as the
primary energy source rather than sunlight, has been known for many years (Winogradski …

Chemosynthetic communities in the deep-sea can be found at hydrothermal vents, cold
seeps, whale falls and wood falls. While these communities have been suggested to exist in …

Microorganisms are usually grouped into those relying solely on harvesting light
(phototrophy) or those relying solely on the assimilation of organic or inorganic compounds …

This paper is written to facilitate dialogue between molecular biologists and marine
microbial ecologists on research strategies in understanding the role of marine microbes in …

We now have a relatively good idea of how bulk microbial processes shape the cycling of
organic matter and nutrients in the sea. The advent of the molecular biology era in microbial …

Photosynthesis fixes carbon into organic matter in the ocean. Biological forces then paint
intricate flux patterns for carbon in ocean space and in time, as it flows through the food web …

Heterotrophic microbial communities play a central role in the marine carbon cycle. They are
active in nearly all known environments, from the surface to the deep ocean, in the …

This perspective challenges our current understanding of the marine carbon cycle, including
an alternative explanation of bulk 14C-DOM measurements. We propose the adoption of the …