Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Molecular Microbial Ecology
Publications

Guillou L, Viprey M, Chambouvet A, Welsh RM, Kirkham AR, Massana R, Scanlan DJ & AZ Worden (2008). Widespread occurrence and genetic diversity of marine parasitoids belonging to Syndiniales (Alveolata). Environmental Microbiology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01731.x

Cuvelier ML, Ortiz A, Kim E, Moehlig H, Richardson DE, Heidelberg JF, Archibald JM, Worden AZ (2008). Widespread distribution of a unique marine protistan lineage. Environmental Microbiology Vol. 10:1621-1634. pdf

Deschamps P, Moreau H, Worden AZ, Dauvillée D & S. Ball S (2008). Early Gene Duplication within Chloroplastida and its correspondence with Relocation of Starch Metabolism to Chloroplasts. Genetics. Vol. 178:2373-2387.Topic: Evolution of Photosynthesis

Robbens S, Rouzé P, Cock JM, Spring J, Worden AZ & YJ Van de Peer (2008). The FTO gene, implicated in human obesity, is found only in vertebrates and marine algae. Journal of Molecular Evolution Vol. 66:80-84. Topic: Obesity/Evolution

Sherr BF, Sherr EB, Caron DA, Vaulot D & AZ Worden (2007). Oceanic Protists. Oceanography. Vol 20:130-134. Topic: General Review

Not F, Gausling R, Azam F, Heidelberg JF & AZ Worden (2007). Vertical distribution of picoeukaryotic diversity in the Sargasso Sea. Environmental Microbiology. Vol 9:1233-1252. Topic: Diversity/Ecology

Derelle E*, Ferraz C*, Rombauts S*, Rouzé P*, Worden AZ, Partensky F, Degroeve S, Echeynié S, Cooke R, Robbens S, Wuyts J, Saeys Y, Jabbari K, Bowler C, Ball S, Ral JP, Bouget FY, Piganeau G, De Baets B, Picard A, Delseny M, Demaille J, Van de Peer Y & H Moreau (2006). Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils unique genome heterogeneity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Vol 103:11647-11652. *Equal contribution, co-first authors. Topic: Genomics/Evolution

Worden AZ (2006). Picoeukaryote diversity in coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. Vol. 43:165-175. Topic: Diversity/Ecology pdf

Worden AZ, Cuvelier ML & DH Bartlett (2006). In-depth marine microbial community genomics. Trends in Microbiology. Vol. 14:331-336. Topic: Environmental Metagenomics pdf

Worden AZ, Seidel M, Smriga S, Wick A, Malfatti F, Bartlett D & F Azam (2006). Trophic regulation of Vibrio cholerae in coastal marine waters. Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 8:21-29. Topic: Pathogen Proliferation

Six C*, Worden AZ*, Rodriguez F, Moreau H and F Partensky (2005). New insights into the nature and phylogeny of prasinophyte antennae proteins: Ostreococcus tauri, a case study. Molecular Biology and Evolution. Vol. 22:2217-2230. Topic: Light Harvesting/Photosynthesis *Equal contribution, co-first authors. pdf

Azam F and Worden AZ (2004). Microbes, molecules and marine ecosystems. Science. Vol. 303:1622-24. Topic: Integrating New Approaches to Marine Ecology pdf

Worden AZ, Nolan JK and B Palenik (2004). Assessing the dynamics and ecology of marine picophytoplankton: the importance of the eukaryotic component. Limnology and Oceanography. Vol. 49:168-179. Topic: Picoplankton Ecology/Carbon Contributions pdf

Mouriño RR, Worden AZ and F Azam (2003). Growth of Vibrio cholerae in Red Tide waters off California. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 69:6923-6931. Topic: Pathogen Proliferation pdf

Worden AZ and BJ Binder (2003). Growth regulation of rRNA content of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus (marine cyanobacteria) measured by whole-cell hybridization of rRNA targeted peptide nucleic acids. Journal of Phycology. Vol. 39:527-534. Topic: Physiology - rRNA Content in Marine Cyanos pdf

Worden AZ and BJ Binder (2003). Application of dilution experiments for measuring growth and mortality rates among Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus populations in oligotrophic environments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. Vol. 30:159-174. Topic: Picoplankton Ecology pdf

Worden AZ, Chisholm SW and BJ Binder (2000). In situ hybridization of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus (marine cyanobacteria) with rRNA-targeted Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 66:284-289. Topic: Methods - rRNA Probing in Marine Cyanos pdf

Binder BJ, Chisholm SW, Olson RJ, Frankel SL, and AZ Worden (1996). Dynamics of pico-phytoplankton, ultra-phytoplankton, and bacteria in the central equatorial Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part II. Vol. 43:907-931. Topic: Picoplankton Ecology pdf

Last updated: Oct. 20, 2008