Ecological mechanisms and current systems shape the modular structure of the global oceans' prokaryotic seascape

F Milke, J Meyerjürgens, M Simon - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Major biogeographic features of the microbial seascape in the oceans have been
established and their underlying ecological mechanisms in the (sub) tropical oceans and the …

Global beta diversity patterns of microbial communities in the surface and deep ocean

E Villarino, JR Watson, G Chust… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Dispersal and environmental gradients shape marine microbial communities, yet the
relative importance of these factors across taxa with distinct sizes and dispersal capacity in …

Identifying eukaryotes and factors influencing their biogeography in drinking water metagenomes

M Gabrielli, Z Dai, V Delafont… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The biogeography of eukaryotes in drinking water systems is poorly understood relative to
that of prokaryotes or viruses, limiting the understanding of their role and management. A …

Pelagic ecosystem research incubators (PERIcosms): optimized incubation tanks to investigate natural communities under long term, low nutrient, and low metal …

EA Seelen, E Townsend, SJ Gleich… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In vitro incubations using natural marine communities can provide insight into community
structure and function in ways that are challenging through field observations alone. We …

Multiyear analysis uncovers coordinated seasonality in stocks and composition of the planktonic food web in the Baltic Sea proper

E Fridolfsson, C Bunse, E Lindehoff, H Farnelid… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The planktonic realm from bacteria to zooplankton provides the baseline for pelagic aquatic
food webs. However, multiple trophic levels are seldomly included in time series studies …

New chemical and microbial perspectives on vitamin B1 and vitamer dynamics of a coastal system

MJ Bittner, CC Bannon, E Rowland… - ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Vitamin B1 (thiamin, B1) is an essential micronutrient for cells, yet intriguingly in
aquatic systems most bacterioplankton are unable to synthesize it de novo (auxotrophy) …

Seasonal patterns of microbial diversity across the world oceans

EJ Raes, S Myles, L MacNeil, M Wietz… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the patterns of marine microbial diversity (Bacteria+ Archaea) is essential, as
variations in their alpha‐and beta‐diversities can affect ecological processes. Investigations …

Increased contribution of parasites in microbial eukaryotic communities of different Aegean Sea coastal systems

A Meziti, E Smeti, D Daniilides, S Spatharis, G Tsirtsis… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Methods Protistan community structure analysis was based on the diversity of the V2–V3
hypervariable region of the 18S rRNA gene. Operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were …

Stochasticity-driven weekly fluctuations distinguished the temporal pattern of particle-associated microorganisms from its free-living counterparts in temperate coastal …

Y Zhang, J Liu, D Song, P Yao, S Zhu, Y Zhou, J Jin… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial community dynamics directly determine their ecosystem functioning. Despite the
well-known annual recurrence pattern, little is known how different lifestyles affect the …

Assessing the diversity of plankton-associated prokaryotes along a size-fraction gradient: A methodological evaluation

L Cabrol, M Delleuze, A Szylit, G Schwob… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine free-living (FL) and plankton-associated prokaryotes (plankton-microbiota) are at the
basis of trophic webs and play crucial roles in the transfer and cycling of nutrients, organic …