This effort uses molecular methods to track these communities and investigate their ecology, with the goal of understanding how seasonal and locational changes affect bacteria and algae. Bradley can ...

it is not the algae but the corals themselves that may contribute to the growth of harmful bacteria. This discovery suggests ...

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The interactions between algae and bacteria are essential to the primary productivity of Earth's oceans and surface waters. Bacteria can increase the productivity of algae by producing key factors ...

Algae, more complex than bacteria but still single-celled, had themselves been around for over a billion years (the "boring billion" some palaeontologists call it), but without making much of an ...

More than 80% of the bacterial DNA tested from algal mats belonged ... The scientists tested samples from mats of algae at Toome Lock, Rea’s Wood, Antrim Boathouse and Ram’s Island in the ...

where heat waves can drive bacteria and algae growth. “Basically, temperature speeds up everything,” says Hans-Peter Grossart, professor of aquatic microbial ecology and biodiversity at ...