Algae and bacteria have coexisted ever since the early stages of evolution. This coevolution
has revolutionized life on earth in many aspects. Algae and bacteria together influence …

The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest and most abundant
photosynthetic organism on Earth. In this Review, we summarize our understanding of the …

Species interaction networks are shaped by abiotic and biotic factors. Here, as part of the
Tara Oceans project, we studied the photic zone interactome using environmental factors …

Many heterotrophic bacteria are known to release extracellular vesicles, facilitating
interactions between cells and their environment from a distance. Vesicle production has not …

Biological interactions underpin the functioning of marine ecosystems, be it via competition,
predation, mutualism or symbiosis processes. Microbial phototroph–heterotroph interactions …

The marine environment is highly susceptible to pollution by petroleum, and so it is
important to understand how microorganisms degrade hydrocarbons, and thereby mitigate …

The transfer of nutrients between cells, or cross-feeding, is a ubiquitous feature of microbial
communities with emergent properties that influence our health and orchestrate global …

Characterizing ecological relationships between viruses, bacteria and protists in the ocean
are critical to understanding ecosystem function, yet these relationships are infrequently …

Recent studies of natural environments have revealed vast genetic reservoirs of antibiotic
resistance (AR) genes. Soil bacteria and human pathogens share AR genes, and AR genes …

Remarkable technological advances have revealed ever more properties and behaviours of
individual microorganisms, but the novel data generated by these techniques have not yet …