Insights into community assembly mechanisms, biogeography, and metabolic potential of particle-associated and free-living prokaryotes in tropical oligotrophic surface oceans
Heterotrophic prokaryotes constitute the largest living biomass in the ocean and can be divided into particle-associated (PA) and free-living (FL) fractions. PA and FL prokaryotic communities play critical roles in the biogeochemical cycles of particulate and dissolved organic matter; however, their...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.923295/full |