Microorganisms (Jun 2023)

Phytoplankton-Bacteria Interactions 2.0

  • Katherina Petrou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061536
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 6
p. 1536

Abstract

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There are multiple ways in which phytoplankton and bacteria interact, starting from the fundamental symbiotic associations of direct attachment, through intimate interactions within the phytoplankton phycosphere, to random associations within the water column via the exudation and cycling of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and other chemical compounds [...]

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