Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

Polysaccharides are major components of macroalgal and phytoplankton biomass and
constitute a large fraction of the organic matter produced and degraded in the ocean. Until …

Thiosulfate oxidation by microbes has a major impact on global sulfur cycling. Here, we
provide evidence that bacteria within various Roseobacter lineages are important for …

Bacteria and archaea are central to the production, consumption, and remineralization of
dissolved and particulate organic matter and contribute critically to carbon delivery, nutrient …

In Arctic marine bacterial communities, members of the phylum Verrucomicrobia are
consistently detected, although not typically abundant, in 16S rRNA gene clone libraries and …

Despite clear advances in characterizing marine biofilms, details on their formation and
species succession remain scarce particularly during the early stage of development. We …

The recycling of particulate organic matter (POM) by microbes is a key part of the global
carbon cycle. This process is mediated by the extracellular hydrolysis of polysaccharides …

Free-living and particle-associated marine prokaryotes have physiological, genomic, and
phylogenetic differences, yet factors influencing their temporal dynamics remain poorly …

In freshwater systems, both antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and cyanobacterial blooms
attract global public health concern. Cyanobacterial blooms can greatly impact bacterial …

Carbohydrates are chemically and structurally diverse, represent a substantial fraction of
marine organic matter and are key substrates for heterotrophic microbes. Studies on …