The microbial loop describes a trophic pathway where, in aquatic systems, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is returned to higher trophic levels via its incorporation...

which in turn eat phytoplankton The microbial loop: Bacteria play central roles in aquatic food webs. The microbial loop refers to a process in aquatic ecosystems...

at other surface layers. The microbial loop is a trophic pathway in the marine microbial food web. The term "microbial loop" was coined by Azam et al. (1983)...

(DOC) and ammonium than omnivorous diets. The microbial loop describes a trophic pathway in the marine microbial food web where dissolved organic carbon (DOC)...

stimulate microbial growth. As much as 25% of the primary production from phytoplankton in the global oceans may be recycled within the microbial loop through...

single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from antiquity, with an early attestation in Jain literature...

variables and microbial activity, consequently augmenting our comprehension of microbial dynamics across various ecosystems. The microbial loop describes...

they impact the material cycles and energy flows of food webs and the microbial loop. The average contribution of viruses to the Earth ecosystem carbon cycle...

defined more precisely in 1988 by Whipps et al. as "a characteristic microbial community occupying a reasonably well-defined habitat which has distinct...

ocean. The second central process in the marine food web is the microbial loop. This loop degrades marine bacteria and archaea, remineralises organic and...

stimulates microbial growth. As much as 25% of the primary production from phytoplankton in the global oceans may be recycled within the microbial loop through...

bioluminescent bacteria in a light bulb. In 2011, Philips demonstrated a microbial system for ambience lighting in the home. An iGEM team from Cambridge...

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residing on them are constantly respiring and contribute greatly to the microbial loop. Aggregates begin as the colloidal fraction, which typically contains...

[citation needed] "Detritivores and scavengers are rare in the photic zone. Microbial decomposition of dead organisms begins here and continues once the bodies...

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and plays an important role in the global carbon cycle through the microbial loop. In some organisms (stages) that do not feed in the traditional sense...

(21 January 2022). "From webs, loops, shunts, and pumps to microbial multitasking: Evolving concepts of marine microbial ecology, the mixoplankton paradigm...

concentrations are below 0.5 mg l−1 O2. In severe anoxic conditions, microbial life may experience dramatic shifts in community identity as well, resulting...

material). Carbon sources from within the system, such as algae and the microbial breakdown of aquatic particulate organic carbon, are autochthonous. In...

A microbial consortium or microbial community, is two or more bacterial or microbial groups living symbiotically. Consortiums can be endosymbiotic or ectosymbiotic...

factors without rather large experiments. There may be complicated feedback loops. For example, sediment may determine the presence of aquatic plants, but...

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or loop is defined as "a directed sequence of one or more links starting from, and ending at, the same species." An example of this is the microbial food...

weathering. These acids are secreted by root and mycorrhizal fungi, as well as microbial plant decay. Root respiration and oxidation of organic soil matter also...

Microbial ecology (or environmental microbiology) is a discipline where the interaction of microorganisms and their environment are studied. Microorganisms...

glutamate through the glutamine synthetase/glutamate synthase pathway. The microbial nif genes required for nitrogen fixation are widely distributed in diverse...

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