ERC Starting Grant · 2020
Which are the most abundant microbial eukaryotic species in the world’s sunlit oceans, and what roles do they play in global marine ecology? At present, the answers to both of these questions remain largely unknown. Recently, the Tara Oceans expedition conducted a global ribosomal barcode survey of the surface oceans, revealing that, of roughly 500,000 total Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs), only 89, which were present in every station sampled by Tara, represent half of the total global OTU abundance. Yet, of these 89 OTUs, 81 do not match any known species. The goal of this project is to characterize the biology, interspecies interactions, and ecosystem relevance of these 81 highly…
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