M. Frada

Life Cycle and Morphogenetic Differentiation in Heteromorphic Cell Types of a Cosmopolitan Marine Microalga

The paper investigates the life cycle and morphogenetic differentiation of decoupled cells in O. huxleyi, showing they can revert to calcified form without viral pressure and exhibit distinct transcriptomic and ultrastructural features.

Diatom community shifts across oligotrophic-eutrophic seasonal gradients and bloom variability as a function of mixing depth in the subtropical Northern Red Sea

The paper examines diatom community shifts and bloom dynamics in the Gulf of Aqaba, showing how mixing depth and nutrient availability influence diatom density and species composition across seasonal gradients.

Viral infection arrests coccolithophore calcification and nutrient consumption, and triggers shifts in organic stoichiometry

This study investigates how viral infection affects coccolithophore calcification, nutrient consumption, and organic stoichiometry during blooms.

A year in the life of the Eastern Mediterranean:Monthly dynamics of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in an ultra-oligotrophic sea

This paper describes the annual dynamics of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in the ultra-oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean Sea, showing lower primary productivity compared to other oligotrophic regions but similar bacterial production.