Chemotaxis toward phytoplankton drives organic matter partitioning among marine bacteria
The microenvironment surrounding individual phytoplankton cells is often rich in dissolved organic matter (DOM), which can attract bacteria by chemotaxis. These "phycospheres" may be prominent sources of resource heterogeneity in the ocean, affecting the growth of bacterial populations and...
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.),
2017-01-18T14:34:23Z.
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