Microbial communities often exhibit incredible taxonomic diversity, raising questions
regarding the mechanisms enabling species coexistence and the role of this diversity in …

The Bacteroidetes phylum is renowned for its ability to degrade a wide range of complex
carbohydrates, a trait that has enabled its dominance in many diverse environments. The …

Heterotrophic bacteria—bacteria that utilize organic carbon sources—are taxonomically and
functionally diverse across environments. It is challenging to map metabolic interactions and …

A major unresolved question in microbiome research is whether the complex taxonomic
architectures observed in surveys of natural communities can be explained and predicted by …

Brown algae are important players in the global carbon cycle by fixing carbon dioxide into 1
Gt of biomass annually, yet the fate of fucoidan—their major cell wall polysaccharide …

Polysaccharides are major components of macroalgal and phytoplankton biomass and
constitute a large fraction of the organic matter produced and degraded in the ocean. Until …

As our understanding of the human microbiome progresses, so does the need for natural
experimental animal models that promote a mechanistic understanding of beneficial …

Within the wealth of molecules constituting marine dissolved organic matter, carbohydrates
make up the largest coherent and quantifiable fraction. Their main sources are from primary …

Microbial communities are shaped by viral predators. Yet, resolving which viruses (phages)
and bacteria are interacting is a major challenge in the context of natural levels of microbial …

This book chapter argues for an open-access catalogue of taxonomic descriptions with
prototypes; diagnostic tables; and links to culture collections, to genome and gene …