Microbial consumption of organophosphate esters in seawater under phosphorus limited conditions

M Vila-Costa, M Sebastián, M Pizarro… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The anthropogenic perturbation of the phosphorus (P) marine biogeochemical cycle due to
synthetic organophosphorus compounds remains unexplored. The objective of this work …

Methylphosphonate Oxidation in Prochlorococcus Strain MIT9301 Supports Phosphate Acquisition, Formate Excretion, and Carbon Assimilation into Purines

OA Sosa, JR Casey, DM Karl - Applied and Environmental …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The marine unicellular cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is an abundant primary producer
and widespread inhabitant of the photic layer in tropical and subtropical marine ecosystems …

High frequency multi-year variability in Baltic Sea microbial plankton stocks and activities

C Bunse, S Israelsson, F Baltar… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Marine bacterioplankton are essential in global nutrient cycling and organic matter turnover.
Time-series analyses, often at monthly sampling frequencies, have established the …

DOP stimulates heterotrophic bacterial production in the oligotrophic southeastern Mediterranean coastal waters

G Sisma-Ventura, E Rahav - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteria rely on a suite of inorganic and organic
macronutrients to satisfy their cellular needs. Here, we explored the effect of dissolved …

Modulation of microbial growth and enzymatic activities in the marine environment due to exposure to organic contaminants of emerging concern and hydrocarbons

E Cerro-Gálvez, MM Sala, C Marrasé, JM Gasol… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Organic pollutants are continuously being introduced in seawater with uncharacterized
impacts on the engines of the marine biogeochemical cycles, the microorganisms. The …

The deep water of Eastern Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot for bacterial activity

E Rahav, J Silverman, O Raveh, O Hazan… - Deep Sea Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigated the abundance and production of mesopelagic (150–650 m) and
bathypelagic (> 650 m) bacteria from the poorly-studied Levantine basin (Eastern …

Exposure of the host-associated microbiome to nutrient-rich conditions may lead to dysbiosis and disease development—an evolutionary perspective

T Lachnit, TCG Bosch, P Deines - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases, are dramatically increasing
worldwide, but an understanding of the underlying factors is lacking. We here present an …

Atmospheric deposition impact on bacterial community composition in the NW Mediterranean

I Marín-Beltrán, JB Logue, AF Andersson… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Atmospheric deposition is a source of inorganic nutrients and organic matter to the ocean,
and can favor the growth of some planktonic species over others according to their nutrient …

Methanogenic archaea associated to Microcystis sp. in field samples and in culture

AMM Batista, JN Woodhouse, HP Grossart, A Giani - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Cyanobacterial mass developments impact the community composition of heterotrophic
microorganisms with far-reaching consequences for biogeochemical and energy cycles of …

High bacterial activity in nutrient rich saltwater: Evidence from the uncoupling between salinity and nutrients in the Patos Lagoon estuary

NH They, LF Marins, OO Möller Jr, PC Abreu - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2019 - Elsevier
In estuaries, a common pattern found is of higher bacterial activity in freshwater than in
saltwater, an indication of the existence of an activity gradient. It is not clear, however …