Release and persistence of extracellular DNA in the environment

KM Nielsen, PJ Johnsen, D Bensasson… - Environmental …, 2007 - ebr-journal.org
The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has called for an improved
understanding of the fate of DNA in various environments, because extracellular DNA may …

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes

J Pernthaler, FO Glöckner, W Schönhuber… - Methods in …, 2001 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The chapter discusses the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with
rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes, and describes probe designing and testing …

Viruses and nutrient cycles in the sea: viruses play critical roles in the structure and function of aquatic food webs

SW Wilhelm, CA Suttle - Bioscience, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Few of us may ever live on the sea or under it, but all of us are making increasing use of it
either as a source of food and other materials, or as a dump. As our demands upon the …

Archaeal dominance in the mesopelagic zone of the Pacific Ocean

MB Karner, EF DeLong, DM Karl - Nature, 2001 - nature.com
The ocean's interior is Earth's largest biome. Recently, cultivation-independent ribosomal
RNA gene surveys have indicated a potential importance for archaea in the subsurface …

Using flow cytometry for counting natural planktonic bacteria and understanding the structure of planktonic bacterial communities

JM Gasol, PA Del Giorgio - Scientia Marina, 2000 - scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es
Flow cytometry is rapidly becoming a routine methodology in aquatic microbial ecology. The
combination of simple to use bench-top flow cytometers and highly fluorescent nucleic acid …

Small players, large role: microbial influence on biogeochemical processes in pelagic aquatic ecosystems

JB Cotner, BA Biddanda - Ecosystems, 2002 - Springer
Although prokaryotes are small in size, they are a significant biomass component in aquatic
planktonic ecosystems and play a major role in biogeochemical processes. A review of the …

Overview of the US JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS): a decade-scale look at ocean biology and biogeochemistry

DK Steinberg, CA Carlson, NR Bates… - Deep Sea Research …, 2001 - Elsevier
The Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) commenced monthly sampling in October
1988 as part of the US Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) program. The goals of the US …

Bacterial interactions in early life stages of marine cold water fish

GH Hansen, JA Olafsen - Microbial ecology, 1999 - Springer
A bstract The intensive rearing of various fish species in aquaculture has revealed intimate
relationships between fish and bacteria that eventually may affect establishment of …

Interactions of bacteria and fungi on decomposing litter: differential extracellular enzyme activities

AM Romaní, H Fischer, C Mille-Lindblom, LJ Tranvik - Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi and bacteria are key agents in plant litter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems.
However, the specific roles of these two groups and their interactions during the …

Contribution of Archaea to Total Prokaryotic Production in the Deep Atlantic Ocean

GJ Herndl, T Reinthaler, E Teira… - Applied and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in combination with polynucleotide probes
revealed that the two major groups of planktonic Archaea (Crenarchaeota and …