Utilization and degradation of laminarin-based substrates by marine yeasts suggests their niche-specific role in microbial loop dynamics.
Berin S. Arslan-Gatz, Mikkel Schultz‐Johansen, Tom-Niklas Hollwedel, Sofie Niggemeier, Daniel Bartosik, Sreelakshmi Lakshmanan, Rolf Nimzyk, Antje Wichels, Gunnar Gerdts, Jan‐Hendrik Hehemann, Tilmann Harder, Marlis Reich
This study examines how marine yeasts degrade laminarin-based substrates, finding that yeast growth is negatively correlated with oligomer length and suggesting a niche role in microbial loop dynamics.
ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology