J. Tamames

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.

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.

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.