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

This review focuses on some important and challenging aspects of soil extracellular enzyme
research. We report on recent discoveries, identify key research needs and highlight the …

Extracellular enzymes initiate microbial remineralization of organic matter by hydrolyzing
substrates to sizes sufficiently small to be transported across cell membranes. As much of …

The exploration of microbial communities to efficiently produce biofuels has become a
critical approach among biochemical processes. Co-cultures have been intensively studied …

We compared the function and composition of free-living and particle-associated microbial
communities at an inshore site in coastal North Carolina and across a depth profile on the …

Abstract The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD) defines a
framework for Community actions in the field of marine environmental policy in order to …

A laboratory study was performed on the extracellular production of carbohydrates by the
marine diatoms Cylindrotheca closterium, Thalassiosira pseudonana and Skeletonema …

The occurrence of alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) that hydrolyses organic phosphorus
into phosphate (PO4) is commonly related to PO4 deficiency of oceanic, coastal and fresh …

Although root mucilage plays a prominent role in soil-plant-water relations, especially under
drought, its persistence in soil and its microbial decomposition remain unknown. The aim of …

Microalgae are a sustainable bioresource, and the biofuel they produce is widely
considered to be an alternative to limited natural fuel resources. However, microalgae …