Whether a small cell, a small genome or a minimal set of chemical reactions with self-
replicating properties, simplicity is beguiling. As Leonardo da Vinci reportedly said,'simplicity …

SAR11 is a group of small, carbon-oxidizing bacteria that reach a global estimated
population size of 2.4× 1028 cells—approximately 25% of all plankton. They are found …

Microbial community analysis via high‐throughput sequencing of amplified 16S rRNA genes
is an essential microbiology tool. We found the popular primer pair 515F (515F‐C) and …

High-throughput sequencing of small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) genes from
marine environments is a widely applied method used to uncover the composition of …

Marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) exhibits a spectrum of reactivity, from very fast
turnover of the most bioavailable forms in the surface ocean to long-lived materials …

Microbes have central roles in ocean food webs and global biogeochemical processes, yet
specific ecological relationships among these taxa are largely unknown. This is in part due …

Bacterioplankton (bacteria and archaea) are indispensable regulators of global element
cycles owing to their unique ability to decompose and remineralize dissolved organic matter …

Microbial activities that affect global oceanographic and atmospheric processes happen
throughout the water column, yet the long-term ecological dynamics of microbes have been …

Simultaneous characterization of taxonomic composition, metabolic gene content and gene
expression in marine oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) has potential to broaden perspectives …

Ocean warming occurs every year in seasonal cycles that can help us to understand long-
term responses of plankton to climate change. Rhythmic seasonal patterns of microbial …