When employing biotechnological processes for the procurement of biofuels and bio‐
products from microalgae, one of the most critical steps affecting economy and yields is the …

Planktonic, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic photoautotrophs (phytoplankton) share a diverse and
ancient evolutionary history, during which time they have played key roles in regulating …

An unprecedented bloom of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa Kütz. occurred in
the St. Lucie Estuary, FL in the summer of 2005. Samples were analyzed for toxicity by …

Cell death is a fundamental process in all metazoan organisms. In contrast, the ecological
role of cell death in phytoplankton has been sorely neglected: the causes and biochemistry …

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Ehrenberg) cells exhibited cell death process akin to that of
apoptosis when exposed to ultraviolet (UV)‐C irradiation (1–100 J/m2). We observed typical …

Altruistic suicide is best known in the context of programmed cell death (PCD) in
multicellular individuals, which is understood as an adaptive process that contributes to the …

Global warming is a critical issue and has great impact on all living organisms, including
algae. Generally, algae play significant roles in aquatic ecosystems and employ diverse …

The rapid and efficient analysis of plankton samples (eg enumeration, identification,
biomass determination) has been an important driver for recent technological developments …

Programmed cell death is necessary for homeostasis in multicellular organisms and it is also
widely recognized to occur in unicellular organisms. However, the mechanisms through …

Extracellular polysaccharide aggregates, operationally defined as transparent exopolymeric
particles (TEP), are recognized as an important conduit for carbon recycling and export in …