S. G. Acinas

Marine picoplankton metagenomes from eleven vertical profiles obtained by the Malaspina Expedition in the tropical and subtropical oceans

The paper presents a dataset of marine picoplankton metagenomes from 11 vertical profiles, providing insights into functional and taxonomic connectivity between photic and bathypelagic zones.

Global biogeography of the smallest plankton across ocean depths

This study investigates how ecological mechanisms shape picoplankton communities across different ocean depths, finding that selection decreases and dispersal limitation increases with depth.

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.

Water mass age structures the auxiliary metabolic gene content of free-living and particle-attached deep ocean viral communities

The paper analyzes deep ocean viral communities to show that water mass age influences their taxonomic composition and auxiliary metabolic gene content.

Global observation of plankton communities from space

The paper uses satellite data and machine learning to predict global plankton community distributions with 67% accuracy, outperforming temperature and chlorophyll a alone.

A consensus protocol for the recovery of mercury methylation genes from metagenomes

The paper presents a standardized protocol and bioinformatic pipeline for detecting and quantifying mercury methylation genes (hgcAB) in metagenomes, showing comparable efficiency between single and co-assembly approaches.

Prevalence of heterotrophic methylmercury detoxifying bacteria across oceanic regions

The paper examines mercury resistance genes in marine bacteria, finding they are widely distributed in oceanic regions, including the bathypelagic zone, with some strains efficiently degrading methylmercury.

Disentangling marine microbial networks across space

This study examines how microbial associations change across different ocean depths and regions, finding that most surface associations disappear with depth and that associations are highly variable across space.

A robust approach to estimate relative phytoplankton cell abundance from metagenomes

This paper introduces a PCR-free method using the psbO gene to estimate phytoplankton abundance from metagenomes, showing better correlation with flow cytometry and microscopy than rRNA genes.

The quality of dissolved organic matter shapes the biogeography of the active bathypelagic microbiome

This study investigates the role of dissolved organic matter quality in shaping the active bathypelagic microbiome, finding that free-living prokaryotes contribute significantly in DOM-depleted regions.

Uncharted biosynthetic potential of the ocean microbiome

This study identifies over 40,000 putative biosynthetic gene clusters in ocean microbes, revealing novel biosynthetic potential and a new candidate genus with diverse metabolic capabilities.

Environmental vulnerability of the global ocean plankton community interactome

The paper assesses the vulnerability of the global ocean plankton community interactome to environmental change using niche modeling and Tara Oceans data.

Global distribution patterns of marine nitrogen-fixers by imaging and molecular methods

The paper combines imaging and molecular data to analyze the global distribution of marine nitrogen-fixers, revealing size-related patterns and new high-density regions.

Rapid Evolution of Plastic-degrading Enzymes Prevalent in the Global Ocean

The paper identifies oceanic PETase variants in marine metagenomes, showing their prevalence and potential role in plastic degradation.

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.

Diversity patterns of marine heterotrophic culturable bacteria along vertical and latitudinal gradients

The paper isolates and analyzes marine heterotrophic bacteria from various oceanic regions, revealing distribution patterns and high similarity between photic and aphotic isolates.

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.