Winter bloom of a rare betaproteobacterium in the Arctic Ocean

Extremely low abundance microorganisms (members of the ‘rare biosphere’) are believed to include dormant taxa, which can sporadically become abundant following environmental triggers. Yet, microbial transitions from rare to abundant have seldom been captured in situ, and it is uncertain how widespre...

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Main Authors: Laura eAlonso-Saez, Michael eZeder, Tommy eHarding, Jakob ePernthaler, Connie eLovejoy, Stefan eBertilsson, Carlos ePedrós-Alió
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00425/full