New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises
(World News Science)

University of Hawai`i at Manoa Contact: A rosette sampler captures water at specified depths at Station ALOHA. Credit: Tara Clemente, UHM. A buoy at Station ALOHA north of O`ahu, with UHM vessel, Kilo Moana. Credit: Paul Lethaby, UHM. HOT crew member collects water samples from rosette sampler. Credit: HOT Program, UHM SOEST. Microbes dominate the planet, especially the ocean, and help support the entire marine food web. In a recent report published in Nature Microbiology, University of Hawai`i at Manoa (UHM) Oceanography Professor Ed DeLong and his team report the largest single-site microbiome gene catalog constructed to date. With this new information, the team discovered nutrient...