BACKGROUND Marine ecosystems are composed of a diverse array of life forms, the
majority of which are unicellular—archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. The power of these …

The study of marine microbial ecology has been completely transformed by molecular and
genomic data: after centuries of relative neglect, genomics has revealed the surprising …

Grazing rate estimates indicate that approximately half of the bacterivory in oligotrophic
oceans is due to mixotrophic flagellates (MFs). However, most estimations have considered …

Plastids are supported by a wide range of proteins encoded within the nucleus and imported
from the cytoplasm. These plastid-targeted proteins may originate from the endosymbiont …

Large-scale metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data analyses are often restricted by their
gene-centric approach, limiting the ability to understand organismal and community biology …

Algae with secondary plastids of a red algal origin, such as ochrophytes (photosynthetic
stramenopiles), are diverse and ecologically important, yet their evolutionary history remains …

Transitions in community genomic features and biogeochemical processes were examined
in surface and subsurface chlorophyll maximum (SCM) microbial communities across a …

In 2007, a novel, putatively photosynthetic picoeukaryotic lineage, the 'picobiliphytes', with
no known close eukaryotic relatives, was reported from 18S environmental clone library …

Fungi are ubiquitous inhabitants of soil and aquatic environments, and they establish and
maintain either parasitic or symbiotic relationships with animals and plants. They are major …

Microbial observatories can track phytoplankton at frequencies that resolve monthly,
seasonal, and multiyear trends in environmental change from short-lived events. Using 4 …