Ecology of the plastisphere
The plastisphere, which comprises the microbial community on plastic debris, rivals that of
the built environment in spanning multiple biomes on Earth. Although human-derived debris …
the built environment in spanning multiple biomes on Earth. Although human-derived debris …
[HTML][HTML] Expanding ecological assessment by integrating microorganisms into routine freshwater biomonitoring
M Sagova-Mareckova, J Boenigk, A Bouchez… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioindication has become an indispensable part of water quality monitoring in most
countries of the world, with the presence and abundance of bioindicator taxa, mostly …
countries of the world, with the presence and abundance of bioindicator taxa, mostly …
Eukaryotic plankton diversity in the sunlit ocean
Marine plankton support global biological and geochemical processes. Surveys of their
biodiversity have hitherto been geographically restricted and have not accounted for the full …
biodiversity have hitherto been geographically restricted and have not accounted for the full …
Pronounced daily succession of phytoplankton, archaea and bacteria following a spring bloom
DM Needham, JA Fuhrman - Nature microbiology, 2016 - nature.com
Marine phytoplankton perform approximately half of global carbon fixation, with their blooms
contributing disproportionately to carbon sequestration 1, and most phytoplankton …
contributing disproportionately to carbon sequestration 1, and most phytoplankton …
Marine protist diversity in E uropean coastal waters and sediments as revealed by high‐throughput sequencing
Although protists are critical components of marine ecosystems, they are still poorly
characterized. Here we analysed the taxonomic diversity of planktonic and benthic protist …
characterized. Here we analysed the taxonomic diversity of planktonic and benthic protist …
Multiple marker parallel tag environmental DNA sequencing reveals a highly complex eukaryotic community in marine anoxic water
Sequencing of ribosomal DNA clone libraries amplified from environmental DNA has
revolutionized our understanding of microbial eukaryote diversity and ecology. The results of …
revolutionized our understanding of microbial eukaryote diversity and ecology. The results of …
Phylogeny and molecular evolution of the green algae
F Leliaert, DR Smith, H Moreau… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The green lineage (Viridiplantae) comprises the green algae and their descendants the land
plants, and is one of the major groups of oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes. Current …
plants, and is one of the major groups of oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes. Current …
Parasites dominate hyperdiverse soil protist communities in Neotropical rainforests
High animal and plant richness in tropical rainforest communities has long intrigued
naturalists. It is unknown if similar hyperdiversity patterns are reflected at the microbial scale …
naturalists. It is unknown if similar hyperdiversity patterns are reflected at the microbial scale …
A method for studying protistan diversity using massively parallel sequencing of V9 hypervariable regions of small-subunit ribosomal RNA genes
LA Amaral-Zettler, EA McCliment, HW Ducklow… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Massively parallel pyrosequencing of amplicons from the V6 hypervariable
regions of small-subunit (SSU) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes is commonly used to assess …
regions of small-subunit (SSU) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes is commonly used to assess …
A primer on metagenomics
JC Wooley, A Godzik, I Friedberg - PLoS computational biology, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Metagenomics is a discipline that enables the genomic study of uncultured microorganisms.
Faster, cheaper sequencing technologies and the ability to sequence uncultured microbes …
Faster, cheaper sequencing technologies and the ability to sequence uncultured microbes …