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Frederick William Twort FRS [1] (22 October 1877 – 20 March 1950) was an English bacteriologist and was the original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria). [4] He studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital , London , was superintendent of the Brown Institute for Animals (a pathology research centre), and was a ...
Pelagibacter ubique, the most abundant bacteria in the ocean, plays a major role in the global carbon cycle. Vibrio vulnificus , a virulent bacterium found in estuaries and along coastal areas Electron micrograph showing a species of the widespread cyanobacteria Synechococcus .
Bacteriophages are the viruses that infect and replicate in bacteria. They were discovered in the early 20th century, by the English bacteriologist Frederick Twort (1877–1950). [20]
The pelagic food web, showing the central involvement of marine microorganisms in how the ocean imports nutrients from and then exports them back to the atmosphere and ocean floor. A marine food web is a food web of marine life. At the base of the ocean food web are single-celled algae and other plant-like organisms known as phytoplankton.
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Pelagibacter ubique of the SAR11 clade is the most abundant bacteria in the ocean and plays a major role in the global carbon cycle. Scanning electron micrograph of a strain of Roseobacter, a widespread and important genus of marine bacteria. For scale, the membrane pore size is 0.2 μm in diameter. [60]
The bacteria are found naturally in warm seawater, and can cause a severe and potentially life-threatening illness in humans called vibriosis. Some experts warn it could pose a growing threat.
Clusters of brown Sargassum seaweed believed to be infested by flesh-eating bacteria are washing ashore in Florida.. A new study revealed how this 5,000-mile wide thicket of seaweed, known as the ...