Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a three-tier process-carbon capture, transport
and storage. The capture consists of pre-combustion, oxy-combustion and post-combustion …

Sulphur is a universally required cell nutrient found in two amino acids and other small
organic molecules. All aerobic marine bacteria are known to use assimilatory sulphate …

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of phylogenetically diverse and morphologically
varied microorganisms with a magnetoresponsive capability called magnetotaxis or …

Background The world's oceans are home to a diverse array of microbial life whose
metabolic activity helps to drive the earth's biogeochemical cycles. Metagenomic analysis …

Primary production in the Southern Ocean highly depends on phytoplankton and has been
reported to be limited by the availability of the micronutrient iron. The aim of this review is to …

The photosynthetic unicellular alga Chlamydomonas (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) is a
versatile reference for algal biology because of its ease of culture in the laboratory. Genomic …

The availability of iron controls primary productivity in large areas of the Southern Ocean.
Iron is largely supplied via atmospheric dust deposition, melting ice, the weathering of shelf …

The energy balance of Phaeodactylum tricornutum cells from photon to biomass have been
analysed under nutrient-replete and N-limiting conditions in combination with fluctuating …

Zinc is a constituent of all six classes of enzymes, plays important roles in gene regulation,
and is thought to be essential for most organisms. Despite initial discoveries of …