The Simons Collaboration on Principles of Microbial Ecosystems (PriME) elucidates the principles underpinning the self-organization, structure and function of microbial communities in the ocean.

Recent Publications

• Synergistic degradation of fucoidans in the ocean

  Sichert A, Pollak S, Priest T, Goyal A, Miravet-Verde S, Sunagawa S, Cordero OX, and Sauer U

  Nature

• Raman imaging of the phycosphere reveals sharp gradients of organic matter exuded by single phytoplankton cells

  Landry ZC, Foffi R, Anelli V, Arosio P, Gil-Garcia M, Henshaw RJ, Müller O, Paccagnan G, Schneider TN, Schubert CJ, Słomka J, Lee KS, Zambelli T, Zweifel ST, and Stocker R

  PNAS, 123(29): e2535317123

• A Continuous Culture Millifluidic Device for the Study of Escherichia coli under Low and Fluctuating Nutrient Conditions

  Lara-Gutiérrez L, Lee KS, Nguyen J, Landry Z, Alcolombri U, Keegstra J, Jiménez-Martinéz J, and Stocker R

  JoVE, Biology

• The coccosphere of the heavy calcifying coccolithophore Coccolithus braarudii provides defense against bacteria

  Zweifel ST, Henshaw RJ, Pioli R, Martínez-Pérez C, Alcolombri U, Landry Z, and Stocker R

  Communications Biology, 9:1123