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Steven W Wilhelm

Department of Microbiology, The University of Tennessee
Verified email at utk.edu
Cited by 21014

Microbial production of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter: long-term carbon storage in the global ocean

…, R Benner, G Kattner, SW Wilhelm… - Nature Reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
The biological pump is a process whereby CO 2 in the upper ocean is fixed by primary
producers and transported to the deep ocean as sinking biogenic particles or as dissolved …

Viruses and nutrient cycles in the sea: viruses play critical roles in the structure and function of aquatic food webs

SW Wilhelm, CA Suttle - Bioscience, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Few of us may ever live on the sea or under it, but all of us are making increasing use of it
either as a source of food and other materials, or as a dump. As our demands upon the ocean …

A review of the global ecology, genomics, and biogeography of the toxic cyanobacterium, Microcystis spp.

…, MM Steffen, CJ Gobler, TG Otten, SW Wilhelm… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the present state of knowledge regarding the toxic, bloom-forming
cyanobacterium, Microcystis, with a specific focus on its geographic distribution, toxins, …

It takes two to tango: when and where dual nutrient (N & P) reductions are needed to protect lakes and downstream ecosystems

…, KE Havens, DK Hoffman, SW Wilhelm… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Preventing harmful algal blooms (HABs) is needed to protect lakes and downstream
ecosystems. Traditionally, reducing phosphorus (P) inputs was the prescribed solution for lakes, …

The re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia

…, RP Richards, YR Rao, MM Steffen, SW Wilhelm - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
Lake Erie supplies drinking water to more than 11 million consumers, processes millions of
gallons of wastewater, provides important species habitat and supports a substantial …

[HTML][HTML] Minimum information about an uncultivated virus genome (MIUViG)

…, NS Webster, KL Whiteson, SW Wilhelm… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We present an extension of the Minimum Information about any (x) Sequence (MIxS) standard
for reporting sequences of uncultivated virus genomes. Minimum Information about an …

Lake Erie Microcystis: relationship between microcystin production, dynamics of genotypes and environmental parameters in a large lake

…, RA Bourbonniere, GL Boyer, SW Wilhelm - Harmful algae, 2009 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria of genus Microcystis sp. have been commonly found in Lake Erie waters
during recent summer seasons. In an effort to elucidate relationships between microcystin …

The elemental composition of virus particles: implications for marine biogeochemical cycles

LF Jover, TC Effler, A Buchan, SW Wilhelm… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
In marine environments, virus-mediated lysis of host cells leads to the release of cellular
carbon and nutrients and is hypothesized to be a major driver of carbon recycling on a global …

Global solutions to regional problems: Collecting global expertise to address the problem of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. A Lake Erie case study

…, BL Sohngen, RP Stumpf, PM Visser, SW Wilhelm - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
In early August 2014, the municipality of Toledo, OH (USA) issued a ‘do not drink’ advisory
on their water supply directly affecting over 400,000 residential customers and hundreds of …

Iron‐limited growth of cyanobacteria: multiple siderophore production is a common response

SW Wilhelm, CG Trick - Limnology and Oceanography, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
During periods when levels of biologically available iron are low, cyanobacteria produce low‐molecular‐weight
ferric‐specific chelators (siderophores). We investigated the frequency …