The function of cells in their native habitat often cannot be reliably predicted from genomic
data or from physiology studies of isolates. Traditional experimental approaches to study the …

A microbe's growth rate helps to set its ecological success and its contribution to food web
dynamics and biogeochemical processes. Growth rates at the community level are …

Long ignored as a vestigial remnant of cytokinesis, the mammalian midbody (MB) is
released post-abscission inside large extracellular vesicles called MB remnants (MBRs) …

Bacterial remineralization of algal organic matter fuels algal growth but is rarely quantified.
Consequently, we cannot currently predict whether some bacterial taxa may provide more …

The microenvironment surrounding individual phytoplankton cells is often rich in dissolved
organic matter (DOM), which can attract bacteria by chemotaxis. These “phycospheres” may …

To understand the biogeochemical roles of microorganisms in the environment, it is
important to determine when and under which conditions they are metabolically active …

Recently, conditionally rare taxa (CRTs)–those taxa that are typically in very low abundance
but occasionally achieve prevalence–were shown to contribute to patterns of microbial …

Metagenomic studies have revolutionized our understanding of the metabolic potential of
uncultured microorganisms in various ecosystems. However, many of these genomic …

Hadal trenches, oceanic locations deeper than 6,000 m, are thought to have distinct
microbial communities compared to those at shallower depths due to high hydrostatic …

Blooms of gelatinous zooplankton, an important source of protein-rich biomass in coastal
waters, often collapse rapidly, releasing large amounts of labile detrital organic matter (OM) …