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 …

The last two decades have seen geomicrobiology evolve into a broad field encompassing a
wide range of environmentally significant processes such as proton and metal adsorption …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Benthic diatoms are dominant primary producers in intertidal mudflats and constitute a major
source of organic carbon to consumers and decomposers residing within these ecosystems …

Microbial consortia are capable of surviving diverse conditions through the formation of
synergistic population‐level structures, such as stromatolites, microbial mats and biofilms …

Diatom biofilms are abundant in the marine environment. It is assumed (but untested) that
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), produced by diatoms, enable cells to cope with …

The importance of several factors that drive the symbiotic interactions between bacteria and
microalgae in consortia has been well realised. However, the implication of extracellular …

Marine sediments are important sites for global biogeochemical cycling, mediated by
macrofauna and microalgae. However, it is the microorganisms that drive these key …

While different microalgae tend to be associated with different bacteria, it remains unclear
whether such specific associations are beneficial for the microalgae. We assessed the …

Intertidal areas support extensive diatom-rich biofilms. Such microphytobenthic (MPB)
diatoms exude large quantities of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) comprising …