Ecological role of the heterotrophic protist Aurantiochytrium (Labyrinthulomycetes) as a key consumer of viral-induced dissolved organic matter following the lysis of the red tide-forming microalga Heterosigma akashiwo
ABSTRACT Marine algal blooms play a vital role in oceanic carbon cycling. However, the ecological consequences of the organic matter released following bloom collapse via viral infection are poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that viral infection dramatically alters the intracellular metabolite composition of...