Supplements
Microbial oceanography
Vol. 459, No. 7244 pp 179–212
In this supplement
Microorganisms are the most abundant lifeforms in the ocean, and as such have a very important role in many ecosystems. New technologies are allowing scientists to dig deeper than ever before into the composition and activity of microbial communities.
Editorial
Microbial oceanography- Free access
Claudia Lupp
doi:10.1038/459179a
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Commentary
Microbial oceanography in a sea of opportunity
Chris Bowler, David M. Karl & Rita R. Colwell
doi:10.1038/nature08056
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Reviews
The life of diatoms in the world's oceans
E. Virginia Armbrust
doi:10.1038/nature08057
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Microbial community structure and its functional implications
Jed A. Fuhrman
doi:10.1038/nature08058
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The microbial ocean from genomes to biomes
Edward F. DeLong
doi:10.1038/nature08059
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Viruses manipulate the marine environment
Forest Rohwer & Rebecca Vega Thurber
doi:10.1038/nature08060
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