Fluid mechanics of planktonic microorganisms

JS Guasto, R Rusconi, R Stocker - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The diversity of the morphologies, propulsion mechanisms, flow environments, and
behaviors of planktonic microorganisms has long provided inspiration for fluid physicists …

Changes in bacterioplankton composition under different phytoplankton regimens

J Pinhassi, MM Sala, H Havskum, F Peters… - Applied and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The results of empirical studies have revealed links between phytoplankton and
bacterioplankton, such as the frequent correlation between chlorophyll a and bulk bacterial …

Physical control of zooplankton communities in the Catalan Sea

M Alcaraz, A Calbet, M Estrada, C Marrasé… - Progress in …, 2007 - Elsevier
The study of the response of planktonic systems to environmental variability, and particularly
to differences in the intensity and frequency of mechanical energy inputs, one of the leading …

Low rates of bacterivory enhances phototrophy and competitive advantage for mixoplankton growing in oligotrophic waters

A Mitra, KJ Flynn - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
With climate change, oceans are becoming increasingly nutrient limited, favouring growth of
prokaryotic picoplankton at the expense of the larger protist plankton whose growth support …

Physiological structure and single‐cell activity in marine bacterioplankton

PA Del Giorgio, JM Gasol - Microbial ecology of the oceans, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Generations of microbiologists have pondered over the issue of bacterial activity and
whether most bacteria in the environment are “active,”“inactive,” or “dormant”(Stevenson …

Thermocline deepening boosts ecosystem metabolism: Evidence from a large‐scale lake enclosure experiment simulating a summer storm

DP Giling, JC Nejstgaard, SA Berger… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme weather events can pervasively influence ecosystems. Observations in lakes
indicate that severe storms in particular can have pronounced ecosystem‐scale …

Morphological changes in Listeria monocytogenes subjected to sublethal alkaline stress

ES Giotis, IS Blair, DA McDowell - International journal of food microbiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies revealed that exposure to 4lethal alkaline
stress induced statistically significant (P< 0.05) changes in mean cell length, radius and …

Seasonal variations of phage life strategies and bacterial physiological states in three northern temperate lakes

CF Maurice, T Bouvier, J Comte… - Environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The current consensus concerning the prevalence of lytic and lysogenic phage life cycles in
aquatic systems is that the host physiological state may influence viral strategies, lysogeny …

Experimental analysis of coagulation of particles under low-shear flow

J Colomer, F Peters, C Marrasé - Water Research, 2005 - Elsevier
The aggregation and breakup of particle flocs were investigated by monitoring the size
distribution of a suspension of aggregates, with diameter do, under shear flow created by …

Effects of turbulence on TEP dynamics under contrasting nutrient conditions: implications for aggregation and sedimentation processes

S Beauvais, ML Pedrotti, J Egge, K Iversen… - Marine Ecology …, 2006 - int-res.com
The effect of different small-scale turbulence intensities on transparent exopolymeric particle
(TEP) dynamics was studied in natural North Sea coastal waters. The abundance, volume …