Phytoplankton are key components of the oceanic carbon and sulfur cycles. During bloom events, some species can emit large amounts of the organosulfur volatile dimethyl sulfide (DMS) into the ocean, a
Heterotrophic nanoflagellates are the main consumers of bacteria and picophytoplankton in the ocean. In their micro-scale world, viscosity impedes predator-prey contact, and the mechanisms that allow
Heterotrophic nanoflagellate (HNF) grazing is one of the main factors shaping the structure of the prokaryotic communities in the marine environments as an important source of microbial mortality. It
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a food-borne bacterium that causes hemorrhagic diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans. While cattle are a known source of E. coli O157:H7 exposure resulting in hu
