Seasonal patterns of exometabolites depend on microbial functions in the oligotrophic ocean
Erin L. McParland, Fabian Wittmers, Luis M. Bolaños, Craig A. Carlson, Ruth Curry, Stephen J. Giovannoni, Michelle L. Michelsen, Rachel J. Parsons, Melissa C. Kido Soule, Gretchen J. Swarr, Ben Temperton, Kevin L. Vergin, Alexandra Z. Worden, Krista Longnecker, Elizabeth B. Kujawinski
The paper examines seasonal exometabolite patterns in the oligotrophic ocean, linking microbial functions to DOM dynamics and showing DOM composition is more stable than microbial community structure.
mSystems · Dec 30, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology