The eukaryotic picoplankton is a heterogeneous collection of small protists 1 to 3 μm in size
populating surface oceans at abundances of 102 to 104 cells ml− 1. Pigmented cells are …

This study reviews the available molecular methods and new high-throughput technologies
for their practical use in the molecular detection, quantification, and diversity assessment of …

Photosynthetic eukaryotes have a critical role as the main producers in most ecosystems of
the biosphere. The ongoing environmental metabarcoding revolution opens the perspective …

The composition of photosynthetic pico and nanoeukaryotes was investigated in the North
East Pacific and the Arctic Ocean with special emphasis on the Beaufort Sea during the …

Phytoplankton account for> 45% of global primary production, and have an enormous
impact on aquatic food webs and on the entire Earth System. Their members are found …

Planktonic microbial activity and community structure is dynamic, and can change
dramatically on time scales of hours to days. Yet for logistical reasons, this temporal scale is …

In the oceans and seas, environmental conditions change over multiple temporal and spatial
scales. Here, we ask what factors affect the bacterial community structure across time, depth …

Much is known about how broad eukaryotic phytoplankton groups vary according to nutrient
availability in marine ecosystems. However, genus-and species-level dynamics are …

First-generation Sanger DNA sequencing revolutionized science over the past three
decades and the current next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has opened the …

The genetic diversity of photosynthetic picoeukaryotes was investigated in the South East
Pacific Ocean. Genetic libraries of the plastid 16S rRNA gene were constructed on …