SAR11 bacteria: the most abundant plankton in the oceans

SJ Giovannoni - Annual review of marine science, 2017 - annualreviews.org
SAR11 is a group of small, carbon-oxidizing bacteria that reach a global estimated
population size of 2.4× 1028 cells—approximately 25% of all plankton. They are found …

Particulate organic carbon deconstructed: molecular and chemical composition of particulate organic carbon in the ocean

JJ Kharbush, HG Close, BAS Van Mooy… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The dynamics of the particulate organic carbon (POC) pool in the ocean are central to the
marine carbon cycle. POC is the link between surface primary production, the deep ocean …

Global ocean lipidomes show a universal relationship between temperature and lipid unsaturation

HC Holm, HF Fredricks, SM Bent, DP Lowenstein… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Global-scale surveys of plankton communities using “omics” techniques have revolutionized
our understanding of the ocean. Lipidomics has demonstrated the potential to add further …

Bacterial vesicles in marine ecosystems

SJ Biller, F Schubotz, SE Roggensack, AW Thompson… - science, 2014 - science.org
Many heterotrophic bacteria are known to release extracellular vesicles, facilitating
interactions between cells and their environment from a distance. Vesicle production has not …

Accumulation and enhanced cycling of polyphosphate by Sargasso Sea plankton in response to low phosphorus

P Martin, ST Dyhrman, MW Lomas… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Phytoplankton alter their biochemical composition according to nutrient availability, such that
their bulk elemental composition varies across oceanic provinces. However, the links …

Glycine betaine uptake and metabolism in marine microbial communities

AK Boysen, BP Durham, W Kumler… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glycine betaine (GBT) is a compatible solute in high concentrations in marine
microorganisms. As a component of labile organic matter, GBT has complex biochemical …

Seasonal mixed layer depth shapes phytoplankton physiology, viral production, and accumulation in the North Atlantic

BP Diaz, B Knowles, CT Johns, CP Laber… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Seasonal shifts in phytoplankton accumulation and loss largely follow changes in mixed
layer depth, but the impact of mixed layer depth on cell physiology remains unexplored …

Planktonic Euryarchaeota are a significant source of archaeal tetraether lipids in the ocean

SA Lincoln, B Wai, JM Eppley… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Archaea are ubiquitous in marine plankton, and fossil forms of archaeal tetraether
membrane lipids in sedimentary rocks document their participation in marine …

Lipid remodelling is a widespread strategy in marine heterotrophic bacteria upon phosphorus deficiency

M Sebastián, AF Smith, JM González… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Upon phosphorus (P) deficiency, marine phytoplankton reduce their requirements for P by
replacing membrane phospholipids with alternative non-phosphorus lipids. It was very …

Lipidomics of environmental microbial communities. I: Visualization of component distributions using untargeted analysis of high-resolution mass spectrometry data

NJ Bale, S Ding, EC Hopmans, MGI Arts… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lipids, as one of the main building blocks of cells, can provide valuable information on
microorganisms in the environment. Traditionally, gas or liquid chromatography coupled to …