Growth rate and efficiency are fundamental traits of microbes that significantly influence how
communities and ecosystems function. However the microbiological literature shows an …

Archaea are widespread in marine sediments, but their occurrence and relationship with
natural salinity gradients in estuarine sediments is not well understood. This study …

Temperature and nutrient concentrations regulate aquatic bacterial metabolism. However,
few studies have focused on the effect of the interaction between these factors on bacterial …

This study explores the role of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) as an additional
carbon source for heterotrophic microbial activity in the eutrophic Qishon estuary. From the …

We studied the seasonal growth potential of opportunistic bacterial populations in L ake Z
urich (S witzerland) by a series of grazer‐free dilution culture assays. Pronounced shifts in …

Nutrient limitation of the biofilm is fundamental to stream ecosystem processes, as microbial
activity shapes the biological availability and biogeochemical cycling of carbon and …

Microbial decomposers and metazoan detritivores rely on and affect processing rates of
detrital C in streams. Nutrient enrichment can affect the biomass of both groups, but we lack …

Dominant primary producer in macrophyte-or phytoplankton-dominated shallow lakes might
imply differences in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) composition. We compared …

Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria are photoheterotrophic prokaryotes that
use light as a secondary energy source to complement the consumption of organic matter …

In aquatic systems, limited data exists on the impact of mortality forces such as viral lysis and
flagellate grazing when seeking to explain factors regulating prokaryotic metabolism. We …