C. Pedros-Alio

Picoplankton nitrogen guilds in the tropical and subtropical oceans: from the surface to the deep

The paper quantitatively assesses nitrogen guild stability across ocean depths using picoplankton data, finding nitrogen acquisition guilds more stable than nitrogen-redox guilds.

Nitrogen cycling during an Arctic bloom: from chemolithotrophy to nitrogen assimilation

This study examines nitrogen cycling in an Arctic microbial community during a phytoplankton bloom, showing a shift from chemolithotrophy to chemoorganotrophy as the bloom progresses.

Specialized Bacteroidetes dominate the Arctic Ocean during marine spring blooms

The paper analyzes a metagenomic time series from Arctic seawater, showing that Bacteroidetes dominate during marine spring blooms by specializing in polysaccharide degradation.

Quantifying microbial guilds

This paper introduces a framework to quantify microbial guilds using metagenomic data, focusing on functional protein sequences and their ecological roles in marine ecosystems.

Abundant deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria are culturable

The paper shows that a significant portion of deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria can be cultured, with isolates matching abundant 16S ASVs in bathypelagic samples.

Cross-biome microbial networks reveal functional redundancy and suggest genome reduction through functional complementarity

This study identifies general assembly principles of microbial communities by analyzing cross-biome data, revealing functional redundancy and links between genome reduction and cooperation.

Bacterioplankton taxa compete for iron along the early spring-summer transition in the Arctic Ocean

The paper examines iron competition among bacterioplankton taxa in the Arctic Ocean during early spring-summer, finding Bacteroidetes act as cheaters by relying on siderophores synthesized by Gammaproteobacteria.

Ecogenomics of key prokaryotes in the Arctic Ocean

The paper reconstructs metagenomic bins from Arctic Ocean samples to characterize microbial communities and their metabolic capabilities, identifying novel species and active MAGs that may serve as climate change sentinels.

Metabolic Architecture of the Deep Ocean Microbiome

The paper analyzes deep ocean microbial metagenomes to reveal functional diversity and metabolic strategies in the dark ocean.

Intra-species diversity ensures the maintenance of functional microbial communities under changing environmental conditions

The paper examines how intra-species diversity, or microdiversity, contributes to microbial community stability across changing environmental conditions in temperate bog lakes.