Metabolite composition of sinking particles reflects a changing microbial community and differential metabolite degradation
W. M. Johnson, K. Longnecker, M. C. Kido Soule, W. A. Arnold, M. P. Bhatia, S. J. Hallam, B. A. S. Van Mooy, E. B. Kujawinski
The paper analyzes metabolite composition in sinking particles to show how microbial degradation and environmental factors alter metabolite fractions across different ocean regions.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2018Microbiology