Microbial metabolic specificity controls pelagic lipid export efficiency
L. Behrendt, U. Alcolombri, J. E. Hunter, S. Smriga, T. Mincer, D. P. Lowenstein, Y. Yawata, F. Peaudecerf, V. Fernandez, H. F. Fredricks, H. Almblad, J. J. Harrison, R. Stocker, B. A. S. Van Mooy
The paper investigates how microbial metabolic specificity affects lipid export efficiency in the ocean by analyzing bacterial degradation of algal lipid droplets and microbial interactions.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2023 · PreprintEcology