Exploring large environmental datasets generated by high-throughput DNA sequencing
technologies requires new analytical approaches to move beyond the basic inventory …

Understanding the role of microbes in the oceans has focused on taxa that occur in high
abundance; yet most of the marine microbial diversity is largely determined by a long tail of low-…

Microbial communities inhabiting a multipond solar saltern were analysed and compared
using SSU rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐based fingerprintings carried out in …

The microbial assemblages of Lake Cisó and Lake Vilar (Banyoles, northeast Spain) were
analyzed in space and time by microscopy and by performing PCR-denaturing gradient gel …

The bacteria associated with oceanic algal blooms are acknowledged to play important roles
in carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycling, yet little information is available on their identities or …

We have applied a global analytical approach to uncultured Archaea that for the first time
reveals well-defined community patterns along broad environmental gradients and habitat …

Bacterial and archaeal assemblages have been studied in a multipond solar saltern using a
range of microbial ecology techniques by four laboratories simultaneously. These include …

Inhibition by light potentially influences the distribution of ammonia oxidizers in aquatic
environments and is one explanation for nitrite maxima near the base of the euphotic zone of …

With the advent of DNA‐based molecular technologies, microbial ecologists now have the
tools to test whether general ecological patterns apply to microorganisms. In this study, we …

High mountain lakes offer research opportunities beyond what could be expected from their
quantitative relevance in the Earth system. In this article we present a brief summary of the …