Lanthipeptides are ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides
(RiPPs) that display a wide variety of biological activities, from antimicrobial to antiallodynic …

Anthropogenic activities are altering total nutrient loads to many estuaries and freshwaters,
resulting in high loads not only of total nitrogen (N), but in some cases, of chemically …

Marine phytoplankton blooms are annual spring events that sustain active and diverse
bloom-associated bacterial populations. Blooms vary considerably in terms of eukaryotic …

Nutrient supply regulates the activity of phytoplankton, but the global biogeography of
nutrient limitation and co-limitation is poorly understood. Prochlorococcus adapt to local …

Recent advances in single-cell genomics provide an alternative to largely gene-centric
metagenomics studies, enabling whole-genome sequencing of uncultivated bacteria …

Whether a small cell, a small genome or a minimal set of chemical reactions with self-
replicating properties, simplicity is beguiling. As Leonardo da Vinci reportedly said,'simplicity …

The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest and most abundant
photosynthetic organism on Earth. In this Review, we summarize our understanding of the …

The cyanobacterial phylum encompasses oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes of a great
breadth of morphologies and ecologies; they play key roles in global carbon and nitrogen …

Pangenomes offer detailed characterizations of core and accessory genes found in a set of
closely related microbial genomes, generally by clustering genes based on sequence …

Marine life forms are an important source of structurally diverse and biologically active
secondary metabolites, several of which have inspired the development of new classes of …