Stable isotopes as tracers of trophic interactions in marine mutualistic symbioses

C Ferrier‐Pagès, MC Leal - Ecology and evolution, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mutualistic nutritional symbioses are widespread in marine ecosystems. They involve the
association of a host organism (algae, protists, or marine invertebrates) with symbiotic …

Evolutionary significance of the microbial assemblages of large benthic Foraminifera

M Prazeres, W Renema - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Large benthic Foraminifera (LBF) are major carbonate producers on coral reefs, and are
hosts to a diverse symbiotic microbial community. During warm episodes in the geological …

A community perspective on the concept of marine holobionts: current status, challenges, and future directions

SM Dittami, E Arboleda, JC Auguet, A Bigalke, E Briand… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Host-microbe interactions play crucial roles in marine ecosystems. However, we still have
very little understanding of the mechanisms that govern these relationships, the evolutionary …

The role of cyanobacteria in marine ecosystems

NA Andreeva, VV Melnikov, DD Snarskaya - Russian Journal of Marine …, 2020 - Springer
This review paper considers the features of the biology of cyanobacteria, their role as
photosynthetics, nitrogen fixers, and producers of biologically active substances, as well as …

Intracellular development and impact of a marine eukaryotic parasite on its zombified microalgal host

J Decelle, E Kayal, E Bigeard, B Gallet… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Parasites are widespread and diverse in oceanic plankton and many of them infect single-
celled algae for survival. How these parasites develop and scavenge energy within the host …

Symbiolite formation: a powerful in vitro model to untangle the role of bacterial communities in the photosynthesis-induced formation of microbialites

MR Nitschke, C Fidalgo, J Simões, C Brandão… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microbially induced calcification is an ancient, community-driven mineralisation process that
produces different types of microbialites. Symbiolites are photosynthesis-induced …