The Marine Microbiome

Part I. Diversity and Ecology of Marine Microorganisms

1. What is so Special About Marine Microorganisms? Introduction to the Marine Microbiome—From Diversity to Biotechnological Potential
Henk Bolhuis, Mariana Silvia Cretoiu

2. Marine Bacteria and Archaea: Diversity, Adaptations, and Culturability
Jörg Overmann, Cendrella Lepleux

3. Phototrophic Microorganisms: The Basis of the Marine Food Web
Wolfgang R. Hess, Laurence Garczarek, Ulrike Pfreundt, Frédéric Partensky

4. Marine Fungi
Vanessa Rédou, Marine Vallet, Laurence Meslet-Cladière, Abhishek Kumar, Ka-Lai Pang, Yves-François Pouchus, Georges Barbier, Olivier Grovel, Samuel Bertrand, Soizic Prado, Catherine Roullier, Gaëtan Burgaud

5. Marine Viruses
Corina P.D. Brussaard, Anne-Claire Baudoux, Francisco Rodríguez-Valera

Part II. Marine Habitats, Their Inhabitants, Ecology and Biogeochemical Cycles

6. Biogeography of Marine Microorganisms
Viggó Þór Marteinsson, René Groben, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Pauline Vannier

7. The Euphotic Realm
Lucas J. Stal

8. Exploring the Microbiology of the Deep Sea
Mohamed Jebbar, Pauline Vannier, Grégoire Michoud, Viggó Thór Marteinsson

9. Extreme Marine Environments (Brines, Seeps, and Smokers)
Francesca Mapelli, Elena Crotti, Francesco Molinari, Daniele Daffonchio, Sara Borin

10. Coastal Sediments: Transition from Land to Sea
Lucas J. Stal

11. Photosymbiosis in Marine Pelagic Environments
Fabrice Not, Ian Probert, Catherine Gerikas Ribeiro, Klervi Crenn, Laure Guillou, Christian Jeanthon, Daniel Vaulot

Part III. Marine Resources—The Hidden Treasure

12. Marine Microbial Systems Ecology: Microbial Networks in the Sea
Gerard Muyzer

13. Screening Microorganisms for Bioactive Compounds
Sonia Giubergia, Carmen Schleissner, Fernando Calle, Alexander Pretsch, Dagmar Pretsch, Lone Gram, Mariane Schmidt Thøgersen

14. Metagenomics as a Tool for Biodiscovery and Enhanced Production of Marine Bioactives
F. Jerry Reen, Alan D. W. Dobson, Fergal O’Gara

15. New Approaches for Bringing the Uncultured into Culture
Stéphane L’Haridon, Gerard H. Markx, Colin J. Ingham, Lynn Paterson, Frederique Duthoit, Gwenaelle Blay

16. Bringing New Products from Marine Microorganisms to the Market
Hywel Griffiths

17. Marine Genetic Resources and the Access and Benefit-Sharing Legal Framework
Laura E. Lallier, Arianna Broggiato, Dominic Muyldermans, Thomas Vanagt

18. Outreach of the Unseen Majority
Marieke Reuver, Georgia Bayliss-Brown, Tanja Calis, Pamela Cardillo, Cliona Ní Cheallachaín, Niamh Dornan

Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Applied Microbiology