Linking metagenomics to aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycles

HP Grossart, R Massana, KD McMahon… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial communities are essential components of aquatic ecosystems through their
contribution to food web dynamics and biogeochemical processes. Aquatic microbial …

The need to account for cell biology in characterizing predatory mixotrophs in aquatic environments

S Wilken, CCM Yung, M Hamilton… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Photosynthesis in eukaryotes first arose through phagocytotic processes wherein an
engulfed cyanobacterium was not digested, but instead became a permanent organelle …

Dinoflagellates alter their carbon and nutrient metabolic strategies across environmental gradients in the central Pacific Ocean

NR Cohen, MR McIlvin, DM Moran, NA Held… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Marine microeukaryotes play a fundamental role in biogeochemical cycling through the
transfer of energy to higher trophic levels and vertical carbon transport. Despite their global …

Eukaryotic genomes from a global metagenomic data set illuminate trophic modes and biogeography of ocean plankton

H Alexander, SK Hu, AI Krinos, M Pachiadaki, BJ Tully… - mBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Metagenomics is a powerful method for interpreting the ecological roles and physiological
capabilities of mixed microbial communities. Yet, many tools for processing metagenomic …

The dynamic trophic architecture of open-ocean protist communities revealed through machine-guided metatranscriptomics

BS Lambert, RD Groussman… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Intricate networks of single-celled eukaryotes (protists) dominate carbon flow in the ocean.
Their growth, demise, and interactions with other microorganisms drive the fluxes of …

Comparative genomics reveals new functional insights in uncultured MAST species

A Labarre, D López-Escardó, F Latorre… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Heterotrophic lineages of stramenopiles exhibit enormous diversity in morphology, lifestyle,
and habitat. Among them, the marine stramenopiles (MASTs) represent numerous …

Eco-evolutionary perspectives on mixoplankton

JS Mansour, K Anestis - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mixotrophy, ie, the capability of both phototrophy and phagotrophy within a single organism,
is a prominent trophic mode in aquatic ecosystems. Mixotrophic strategies can be highly …

Gene expression dynamics of natural assemblages of heterotrophic flagellates during bacterivory

A Obiol, D López-Escardó, ED Salomaki… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Marine heterotrophic flagellates (HF) are dominant bacterivores in the ocean,
where they represent the trophic link between bacteria and higher trophic levels and …

Gene expression during bacterivorous growth of a widespread marine heterotrophic flagellate

R Massana, A Labarre, D López-Escardó… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Phagocytosis is a fundamental process in marine ecosystems by which prey organisms are
consumed and their biomass incorporated in food webs or remineralized. However, studies …

Importance of integrating mixoplankton into marine ecosystem policy and management—Examples from the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

AA Anschütz, M Maselli, C Traboni… - Integrated …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Marine plankton capable of photosynthesis and predation (“mixoplankton”) comprise up to
50% of protist plankton and include many harmful species. However, marine environmental …