L. Steindler

Bacterial aerobic methane cycling by the marine sponge-associated microbiome

This study identifies aerobic methane cycling in shallow-water marine sponges, revealing methanogenesis and methanotrophy pathways involving methylamine and methylphosphonate transformations.

Rethinking symbiotic metabolism: trophic strategies in the microbiomes of different sponge species

This study examines carbon fixation strategies in sponge microbiomes, showing that symbionts use different metabolic pathways and that sequencing data alone cannot predict their contributions to carbon fixation.

Microbial rhodopsins are increasingly favored over chlorophyll in High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll waters

The paper reports high concentrations of microbial rhodopsins in HNLC waters where chlorophyll-a is low, suggesting rhodopsin phototrophy may compensate for impaired photosynthesis and respiration.

Particle-associated and free-living bacterial communities in an oligotrophic sea are affected by different environmental and anthropogenic factors

The paper examines how environmental and anthropogenic factors influence particle-associated and free-living bacterial communities in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, finding distinct dynamics between the two communities.

Microbial communities in an ultra-oligotrophic sea are more affected by season than by distancefrom shore

The paper examines how microbial communities in the ultra-oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean Sea vary with season and distance from shore, finding that season has a greater impact than distance.