Discovery of High Abundances of Aster-Like Nanoparticles in Pelagic Environments: Characterization and Dynamics

This study reports the discovery of Aster-Like Nanoparticles (ALNs) in pelagic environments. ALNs are pleomorphic, with three dominant morphotypes which do not fit into any previously defined environmental entities [i.e., ultramicro-prokaryotes, controversed nanobes, and non-living particles (biomim...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Jonathan Colombet, Hermine Billard, Bernard Viguès, Stéphanie Balor, Christelle Boulé, Lucie Geay, Karim Benzerara, Nicolas Menguy, Guy Ilango, Maxime Fuster, François Enault, Corinne Bardot, Véronique Gautier, Angia Sriram Pradeep Ram, Télesphore Sime-Ngando
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Subjects:	pleomorphic nanoparticles femtoplankton femtoplanktonic diversity aquatic ecosystems aquatic ecology
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02376/full