Gradients and consequences of heterogeneity in biofilms
Historically, appreciation for the roles of resource gradients in biology has fluctuated
inversely to the popularity of genetic mechanisms. Nevertheless, in microbiology specifically …
inversely to the popularity of genetic mechanisms. Nevertheless, in microbiology specifically …
Microbes as marine habitat formers and ecosystem engineers
Despite their small individual size, marine prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes can form
large 3D structures and complex habitats. These habitats contribute to seafloor …
large 3D structures and complex habitats. These habitats contribute to seafloor …
High and specific diversity of protists in the deep-sea basins dominated by diplonemids, kinetoplastids, ciliates and foraminiferans
A Schoenle, M Hohlfeld, K Hermanns, F Mahé… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Heterotrophic protists (unicellular eukaryotes) form a major link from bacteria and algae to
higher trophic levels in the sunlit ocean. Their role on the deep seafloor, however, is only …
higher trophic levels in the sunlit ocean. Their role on the deep seafloor, however, is only …
Protist diversity and function in the dark ocean–Challenging the paradigms of deep-sea ecology with special emphasis on foraminiferans and naked protists
The dark ocean and the underlying deep seafloor together represent the largest
environment on this planet, comprising about 80% of the oceanic volume and covering more …
environment on this planet, comprising about 80% of the oceanic volume and covering more …
Come rain or shine: depth not season shapes the active protistan community at station ALOHA in the North Pacific subtropical gyre
Protists are extremely diverse morphologically and physiologically, and they play important
ecological roles at multiple trophic levels as primary producers and consumers in nearly all …
ecological roles at multiple trophic levels as primary producers and consumers in nearly all …
Protistan grazing impacts microbial communities and carbon cycling at deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Microbial eukaryotes (or protists) in marine ecosystems are a link between primary
producers and all higher trophic levels, and the rate at which heterotrophic protistan grazers …
producers and all higher trophic levels, and the rate at which heterotrophic protistan grazers …
Drifting in the deep: Metatranscriptomics and metabarcoding reveal sustained metabolic activity and community composition in hydrothermal vent plume microbial …
JM Polinski, M Rodrigue, JD Meyer… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The deep sea is the largest habitat on our planet, supporting a vast diversity of organisms
which have yet to be fully described. This habitat is punctuated by hydrothermal vents in …
which have yet to be fully described. This habitat is punctuated by hydrothermal vents in …
Globally‐distributed microbial eukaryotes exhibit endemism at deep‐sea hydrothermal vents
Single‐celled microbial eukaryotes inhabit deep‐sea hydrothermal vent environments and
play critical ecological roles in the vent‐associated microbial food web. 18S rRNA amplicon …
play critical ecological roles in the vent‐associated microbial food web. 18S rRNA amplicon …
Microbial eukaryotic predation pressure and biomass at deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent geochemistry shapes the foundation of the microbial food web
by fueling chemolithoautotrophic microbial activity. Microbial eukaryotes (or protists) play a …
by fueling chemolithoautotrophic microbial activity. Microbial eukaryotes (or protists) play a …
Gazing into the abyss: A glimpse into the diversity, distribution, and behaviour of heterotrophic protists from the deep‐sea floor
The benthic biome of the deep‐sea floor, one of the largest biomes on Earth, is dominated
by diverse and highly productive heterotrophic protists, second only to prokaryotes in terms …
by diverse and highly productive heterotrophic protists, second only to prokaryotes in terms …