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Heterotrophic Bacteria Enhance the Aggregation of the Marine Picocyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus by Cruz, Bianca N, Neuer, Susanne

“…Marine picocyanobacteria are ubiquitous primary producers across the world's oceans, and play a key role in the global carbon cycle. Recent evidence stemming…”
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Microbial colonization of microplastics in the Caribbean Sea by Dudek, Kassandra L., Cruz, Bianca N., Polidoro, Beth, Neuer, Susanne

“…Microplastics in the ocean function as an artificial microbial reef, with diverse communities of eukaryotic and bacterial microbiota colonizing its surface. It…”
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Particle-associated bacteria differentially influence the aggregation of the marine diatom Minutocellus polymorphus by Cruz, Bianca N, Neuer, Susanne

“…Abstract The aggregation of phytoplankton leads to the settling of particulate organic carbon in the form of marine snow, making it an important process in…”
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Microscopy and DNA‐based characterization of sinking particles at the Bermuda Atlantic Time‐series Study station point to zooplankton mediation of particle flux by Cruz, Bianca N., Brozak, Samantha, Neuer, Susanne

“…Plankton‐derived, microscopic, and macroscopic sinking aggregates constitute most of the particulate organic carbon (POC) flux in the oceans. While the flux of…”
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