Sophie T Zweifel

The paper identifies an amoeboid phase in coccolithophores triggered by bacteria, which persists after bloom collapse and may provide bacterial resistance.

This study shows that the coccosphere of Coccolithus braarudii prevents bacterial attack by Phaeobacter inhibens, as decalcified cells become susceptible to pathogenic interactions.

The paper identifies a risk-reward trade-off in motility endurance among copiotrophic marine bacteria, revealing two distinct strategies with genomic predictors.