Space, the final frontier: The spatial component of phytoplankton–bacterial interactions

C Martínez‐Pérez, ST Zweifel, R Pioli… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microscale interactions between marine phytoplankton and bacteria shape the
microenvironment of individual cells, impacting their physiology and ultimately influencing …

The Stereochemical Course of DmdC, an Enzyme Involved in the Degradation of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate

AK Chhalodia, JS Dickschat - ChemBioChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The acyl‐CoA dehydrogenase DmdC is involved in the degradation of the marine
sulfur metabolite dimethylsulfonio propionate (DMSP) through the demethylation pathway …

Distinctive chemotactic responses of three marine herbivore protists to DMSP and related compounds

Q Güell-Bujons, M Zanoli, I Tuval, A Calbet… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Marine planktonic predator–prey interactions occur in microscale seascapes, where
diffusing chemicals may act either as chemotactic cues that enhance or arrest predation, or …

On the Substrate Scope of Dimethylsulfonium Propionate Lyases toward Dimethylsulfoxonium Propionate Derivatives

AK Chhalodia, JS Dickschat - European Journal of Organic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The six dimethylsulfonium propionate (DMSP) lyases DddQ, DddW, DddP, DddY, DddK and
DddL catalyze the elimination of dimethyl sulfide from DMSP and can also cleave the marine …

Polyelectrolyte mannan from diatoms reshapes sunlit ocean microbiome

J Krull, CJ Crawford, C Sidhu, V Solanki, M Bligh… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Algae catalyze half of the global solar powered reduction of carbon dioxide to organic
molecules. While this organic synthesis shapes genomes of heterotrophic microbiota …

Microfluidic approaches in microbial ecology

GS Ugolini, M Wang, E Secchi, R Pioli, M Ackermann… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial life is at the heart of many diverse environments and regulates most natural
processes, from the functioning of animal organs to the cycling of global carbon. Yet, the …

Bloom and Bust: How Streamlined Methylotrophs Influence Oceanic Biogeochemistry

IR Todd - 2024 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
Our experiments sought to investigate the metabolic diversity of the marine methylotrophic
OM43 clade (Methylophilales sp. HTCC2181) and its relationship with the alternative …